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Thwaite st Mary, Norfolk

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Thwaite St Mary is a rural village (and civil parish) in the English county of Norfolk, it sits just a few miles north of the Suffolk border. Thwaite – sometimes pronounced ‘twayt’ by locals – has approximately thirty-five dwellings and a population of around seventy-nine. The population is included in the civil parish of Hedenham.

The name Thwaite means 'Clearing'.Due to its rural location and minimal air and light pollution, Thwaite is home to an astronomical observatory run by the University of East Anglia. The village also backs on to the tiny Seething Airfield, formerly RAF Seething which utilises part of the runway from an old American wartime airbase. The 1941 control tower still stands and serves as a museum to the war years and to the 448th Bombardment Group (Heavy) in particular. Its unchanged control tower and the fact that it is still an active airfield means that Seething is often used as a location for wartime-themed charity events and air-days. It is also one of the staging posts for the popular Lowestoft summer air-show.

The community in Thwaite is active in organising social and fund-raising events. These events regularly draw a crowd from the wider South-Norfolk and Suffolk area. Together with the appearance of the village and its position in the picturesque Norfolk/Suffolk-borders countryside, this social cohesion contributes to a reputation as a highly desirable place to live.




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Created: Sat, 9 Mar 2019, Updated: Sat, 9 Mar 2019


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TM3195 : Entrance to Seething Airfield by Geographer
TM3394 : Thwaite St.Mary Village sign by Geographer
TM3195 : Station 146 Seething sign by Geographer
TM3195 : Harveys Lane, Upgate by Geographer
TM3195 : Toad Lane, Thwaite St Mary by Geographer
TM3394 : Toad Lane, Thwaite St.Mary by Geographer
TM3195 : Toad Lane, Upgate by Geographer
TM3394 : Roadsign on Toad Lane by Geographer
TM3195 : Toad Lane, Upgate by Geographer
TM3395 : The Church Victorian Postbox by Geographer
TM3392 : Bungay Road,Thwaite by Geographer
TM3394 : Telephone Box on Toad Lane by Geographer
TM3394 : Thwaite St.Mary Village sign by Geographer
TM3195 : Hoseason Way sign by Geographer
TM3294 : Toad Lane, Thwaite St Mary by Geographer
TM3195 : Harveys Lane sign by Geographer
TM3195 : Harvey Lane, Upgate by Geographer
TM3394 : Toad Lane sign by Geographer
TM3394 : Bungay Road,Thwaite St.Mary by Geographer
TM3395 : Church Lane & The Church Victorian Postbox by Geographer
TM3195 : Seething Airfield by Geographer
TM3395 : Church Lane, Thwaite St.Mary by Geographer
TM3395 : The Church Victorian Postbox by Geographer
TM3294 : Toad Lane, Thwaite St Mary by Geographer
TM3392 : Roadsign on Bungay Road by Geographer

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