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Thurne is a small village and civil parish in the England county of Norfolk. It is located on the River Thurne in The Broads, some west of the town of Great Yarmouth and east of the city of Norwich.Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. .
The village's name means 'Thorn-bush'.
The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of 116 in 54 households and at the 2011 Census, including Ashby with Oby, had a population of 212 in 94 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Great Yarmouth.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 village lies at the end of Thurne Dyke, a popular mooring, not least because of Thurne windpump, which became known locally as Morse's Mill, after Bob Morse Bob Morse (1924–2007) windmillworld.com who purchased it to prevent it from being sold for scrap. It is a popular object for photography, after being painted white. There is a second windpump across the river, the St Benet's Level windpump.
St Edmund's Church is a Grade II* listed building.
Thurne is also home to the well-respected sailing club Theta, 1945 Theta Sailing Club Retrieved 30 November 2007 which has been accommodated here for over half a century and is part of the village's character. Free moorings are available for three boats at Thurne mouth. From there, it is a short walk to the village, with a large pub, the Lion Inn, and a small shop.
The Weavers' Way, a long-distance footpath, runs through the village.
Thurne in 1954 is featured in film held by the Cinema Museum in London. Ref HM0568.
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