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The birthplace of Thomas Paine (the American Revolutionary author of Common Sense), Thetford Priory, the Breckland landscape, and a Norfolk town of American founding heritage
A little history
Thomas Paine — whose Common Sense (1776) and The Rights of Man (1791) inspired the American and French Revolutions — was born in Thetford in 1737. Thetford Priory is a significant medieval ruin. The Breckland — a distinctive sandy heathland — surrounds the town.
The Thomas Paine statue is celebrated. The Ancient House Museum. Thetford Forest for cycling and walking. The Priory ruins for the medieval heritage.
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Thetford has good independent cafes and local food. Local Norfolk produce is good. King's Lynn and Norwich are close for wider choice.
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Thetford is a place in Norfolk known for the birthplace of Thomas Paine (the American Revolutionary author of Common Sense), Thetford Priory, the Breckland landscape, and a Norfolk town of American founding heritage. Thomas Paine — whose Common Sense (1776) and The Rights of Man (1791) inspired the American and French Revolutions — was born in Thetford in 1737. The population is around 25,000.
Thetford has good independent cafes and local food. Local Norfolk produce is good. King's Lynn and Norwich are close for wider choice.
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Roam covers Thetford and the surrounding area in Norfolk, including Brandon, Mundford, Cranwich, Thompson, Stow Bedon, Shropham, East Harling and Kenninghall.
