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Thetford is also the name of a town in Vermont, United States and a hamlet in Lincolnshire
Map sources for Thetford at grid reference TL8783
Coordinates: Thetford is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland area of Norfolk, England. It is located on the A11 road between Norwich and London, just south of Thetford Forest. The civil parish (area of 29.55 km²) has a population of 21,588 [1]

History

In the Anglo-Saxon period, Thetford was the home of the monarchs of East Anglia and was seat of a bishopric. Castle Hill is the highest Norman motte in England though no trace remains of the castle which once surmounted it. The mound (motte) is open to the public, and provides excellent views of the town from its summit and extensive earthworks. It is situated in a public park, near the Three Nuns Bridges and close to the town centre overlooking the rivers.

Thetford contains the ruins of a 12th century Cluniac priory. The Priory, open to the public, was closed during the Reformation. Both the Priory and the Bell Inn, also in Thetford, were featured for their alleged hauntings on the television series Ghosthunters.

Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk and other early Tudor Dynasty officials were once buried in Thetford before removal to Framlingham. Thetford was also the birthplace of American Revolutionary Thomas Paine. A statue of Paine stands on King Street, holding a quill and his book Rights of Man, upside down.

Thetford, an important crossing of the Little Ouse River, draws its name from the Anglo-Saxon Theodford or peoples ford. The nearby River Thet was later named after the town.

Today, the surrounding Breckland has been largely replaced by the Thetford Forest though Thetford Chase remains. Thetford, whose flint stone buildings doubled for Walmington-on-Sea in the BBC-1 TV series Dad's Army, also has become known for its Portuguese and East European shops and cafes.

Events and sports

Thetford hosts an annual Autumn Equinox Festival for astronomy. The festival has featured Patrick Moore of The Sky at Night. Thetford is also the site for the UK's Star Party, as it is centrally located in a rural area with dark night skies. An annual concert, STORM, also calls Thetford home.

The Thetford & District Sunday Football League, now known as the Breckland & District Sunday Football League, encompasses teams from within a 20 mile radius of Thetford.

Transportation

Thetford is on the A11 road between Norwich (28 miles) and London (86 miles). It is served by Thetford railway station, the 'one' running services between Norwich and Cambridge, and by Central Trains from Norwich to Liverpool (via Sheffield and Manchester or via Birmingham and Manchester. From Cambridge, regular services run to London King's Cross. National Cycle Route 13 links Thetford to Gately, near Fakenham.

Industry

Thetford has been home to Tulip International the Bacon Production Factory Opened its doors in 1966 and Has been the biggest Bacon Production Factory in the UK upto the time of its Closure in September 2007.

Sister Towns

References

1. ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.

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Thetford, Vermont
Located in Orange County, Vermont
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Thetford is a hamlet in the English county of Lincolnshire.

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Dieu et mon droit   (French)
"God and my right"
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Thetford Forest is the largest lowland pine forest in Britain, located in a region straddling the north of Suffolk and the south of Norfolk in England.

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Motto
Dieu et mon droit   (French)
"God and my right"
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Thetford Priory is a Cluniac Priory located at Thetford, England.

One of the most important East Anglian monasteries, it was founded in 1103 by Roger Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk and dedicated to Our Lady.
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priory is a house of men or women under religious vows headed by a prior or prioress.

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Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1443 – 21 May 1524) was an English soldier and statesman, and son of John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk by his first wife Catherine de Moleyns the daughter of William de Moylens and Margery Whalesborough.
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Thomas Paine (Thetford, England, 29 January 1737 – 8 June 1809, New York City, USA) was a pamphleteer, revolutionary, radical, liberal and intellectual. Born in Great Britain, he lived in America, having migrated to the American colonies just in time to take part in the
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Rights of Man

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Publication date 1791

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