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Thetford & District Ex-Service Mens Club
Bridges Walk, Thetford,
Norfolk IP24 3BX
Tel: 01842 753165
Thetford is an ancient market town filled with history and heritage sites, quiet gardens, open parkland and a relaxing riverside but a place also with great entertainment and socialising facilities. With Thetford Forest right on our doorstep, this is also the best base for discovering the wildlife and outdoor pleasures of The Brecks which is ideal for walking, cycling, riding and action-packed adventure days! Thetford is a place to relax, a place to explore and a place to enjoy. What's on in Sawtry.
Social Clubs in Thetford |
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| Thetford Conservative Club Magdalen Street Thetford Norfolk IP24 2BN Tel: 01842 752594 |
Breckland Bingo & Social Club Guildhall Street Thetford Norfolk IP24 2DT Tel: 01842 752279 |
| Northwold Sports & Social Club Hovells Lane Northwold Norfolk IP26 5LX Tel: 01366 728584 |
Thetford Labour Club 70 Bury Road Thetford Norfolk IP24 3DE Tel: 01842 752580 |
| Little Thetford Social Club The Wyches, Little Thetford, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3HG 01353 648100 |
Stretham Bowls Club Short Rd, Stretham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3LS 01353 648047 |
| Stuntney Social Club Soham Rd, Stuntney, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5TL 01353 663723 |
Ely Sailing Club Roswell Waters, Prickwillow Rd, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4QR 01353 667830 |
| Soham Comrades Club Market St, Soham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5JG 01353 720393 |
The Royal British Legion The Brook, Sutton, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2QQ 01353 778330 |
| Hiam Sports & Social Club Putney Hill Rd, Prickwillow, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4UU 01353 688269 |
The Burwell Ex-Service & Social
Club The Causeway, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0DU 01638 742215 |
| Beach Social Club 33 Cambridge Rd, Waterbeach, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9NJ 01223 860033 |
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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. In the Anglo-Saxon period, Thetford was
the home of the monarchs of East Anglia and was seat of a bishopric. Castle
Hill, located to the south-east of the town centre, 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 also 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.
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