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Sculthorpe is a village and 
The civil parish has an area of and in 2001 had a population of 744 in 312 households, the population increasing to 751 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the
Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes
''. Retrieved 2 December 2005. The former water mill, about a mile south of the parish church, is now a pub and restaurant, but some of the workings remain visible. The large airfield of
Sculthorpe Moor Community Nature Reserve
lies to the south of the village in Turf Moor Road
civil parish
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county
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of Norfolk
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. The village is some north-west of Fakenham
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and south-east of South Creake.
The villages name means 'Skuli's outlying farm/settlement'.
The civil parish has an area of and in 2001 had a population of 744 in 312 households, the population increasing to 751 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district
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of North Norfolk
North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Cromer. The population at the 2011 Census was 101,149.
History
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It was a ...
.Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes
''. Retrieved 2 December 2005. The former water mill, about a mile south of the parish church, is now a pub and restaurant, but some of the workings remain visible. The large airfield of
RAF Sculthorpe
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lies immediately to the west of the village.Sculthorpe Moor Community Nature Reserve
lies to the south of the village in Turf Moor Road
Notes
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/SculthorpeExternal links
* North Norfolk Villages in Norfolk Civil parishes in Norfolk {{Norfolk-geo-stub