Terrington St Clement
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| Terrington St Clement shown within Norfolk | |
| Area | 45.38 km2 (17.52 sq mi) |
| Population | 4,125 (2011) |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF548199 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KING'S LYNN |
| Postcode district | PE34 |
| Dialling code | 01553 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Terrington St Clement is a large village in Norfolk, England, UK. It is situated in the drained marshlands to the south of the Wash, 7 miles west of King's Lynn, Norfolk, and 5 miles east of Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, on the old route of the A17 trunk road. The parish covers an area of 17.52 square miles (45.4 km2). Much of the farmland is of alluvial silt and clay which has been reclaimed from the sea amounting to approximately half of the total parish area.
The population of Terrington St Clement has grown substantially. In area it is the third largest civil parish in Norfolk.
Terrington St Clement has a wide selection of amenities, including a supermarket, farm shop, two doctor's surgeries, a post office, newsagent's, baker's, fish & chip shop, Chinese takeaway, hairdresser's and an estate agent in addition to the well-known Marshland Stores, a traditional hardware store with a very large range of products. It also has a village hall, scout hut and two pubs, the King William and the Wildfowler, both of which serve food.
The village is linked to King's Lynn and Spalding, by a half-hourly bus service, and to Wisbech by a less frequent bus service that skirts the south of the village.
Terrington St Clement has state run primary and secondary schools. St Clement's High School was the centre of some press attention, firstly when its erstwhile head, Richard Wealthall, was singled out for praise and a visit from Prime Minister Tony Blair, and again subsequently when Mr Wealthall was found to have been guilty of bullying and nepotism. The primary school also attracted some unwanted press attention when it was placed into special measures in 2007 by Ofsted. However, the most recent report from 10 and 11 March 2011 described the school as a 'good' school with 6 'outstanding' features. This report can be viewed from the school's website: http://www.terrington-st-clement.norfolk.sch.uk
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