Freethorpe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, about 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Great Yarmouth. It covers an area of 9.51 km2 (3.67 sq mi) and had a population of 906 in 363 households at the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland. The villages name means 'Fraethi's outlying farm/settlement' or perhaps, 'refuge outlying farm/settlement', ie., a place offering protection or refuge. Its church, All Saints, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.