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A146 Road
The A146 is an A road that connects Norwich in Norfolk and Lowestoft in Suffolk, two of East Anglia's largest population centres. It is around in length and has primary classification along its entire route. It is mainly single carriageway throughout its route, with the exception of a section of dual carriageway on the southern edge of Norwich. Route description The A146 begins in Norwich before passing through a mainly rural area on its route to the eastern edge of Lowestoft. Norwich The A146 starts to the south of Norwich city centre as part of the city ring road. It begins at a junction with the A140 Ipswich RoadBing maps – Norwich Microsoft, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-17. and forms a section of the ring road which is approximately long, running to the east where it reaches a junction with the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trowse
Trowse (pronounced by those from Norwich and by elderly residents of the village), also called Trowse with Newton, is a village in South Norfolk which lies about south-east of Norwich city centre on the banks of the River Yare. It covers an area of and had a population of 479 in 233 households at the 2001 census, the population increasing to 862 in 374 households at the 2011 Census. There are approved plans to build a further 770 houses on the outskirts of the village, at White Horse Lane and the Deal Ground sites. History Trowse is one of a small family of model villages in Great Britain. As Bournville is to Birmingham, Port Sunlight to Liverpool, so Trowse is to Norwich. Trowse was created (or more accurately expanded) by the Colman family during the 1800s for workers at Colman's mustard factory. The family still owns much of the surrounding land. It is also home to another great, old-established Norfolk family business – May Gurney – a major civil engineering a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockton, Norfolk
Stockton is a small village in Norfolk, England near the A146, just over 2 miles from Beccles. It covers an area of and had a population of 59 in 25 households at the 2001 census. Its church, St Michael, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. Mediaeval History "The little village of Stockton was once the centre of an important lordship," writes Elisabeth Crowfoot (1914-2005) in a note published in the local parish magazine. In Anglo-Saxon times, she notes, it was part of the manor of Earsham, belonging to Stigand, the Archbishop of Canterbury (1052-1070): "When the Saxon Archbishop Stigand quarrelled with William the Conqueror, his lands, including Stockton, were confiscated by the Crown". In 1140 King Stephen granted Stockton, including the manors of Ellingham, Geldeston, Gillingham, Kirby Cane, Winston and Wyndale (Windle), with the right to hold court and set up a gallows, to Hugh Bigod, the newly created Earl of Norfolk. In 1178, Hugh's son Ralph, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hales
Hales is a small village in Norfolk, England. It covers an area of and had a population of 479 in 192 households as of the 2001 census, which had reduced to 469 at the 2011 census. History The villages name means 'Nooks of land'. The manor of Hales dates back to the Domesday book. From the 11th century to the 17th century, Hales manor was held by the De Hales, later Hales, family. Hales Hall was built in 1478 by Sir James Hobart, the Attorney General to Henry VII. He acquired the estate from Sir Roger de Hales whose daughter had married the Duke of Norfolk. In 1666, the last Hales heiress was Lady Dionysia Williamson, who left her estate to her nephew John Hoskins. Church of St Margaret The Church of Hales St Margaret is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. With its thatched roof, this church probably comes closest to the original appearance of an early round-tower church. It is in care of the Churches Conservation Trust, and is a Grade I listed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Chet
The River Chet is a small river in South Norfolk, England, a tributary of the River Yare. It rises in Poringland and flows eastwards through Alpington, Bergh Apton, Thurton and Loddon. At Loddon it passes under the A146 through Loddon Mill and into Loddon Staithe. From this point onwards the river is navigable. It then passes Hardley Flood to the north, a nature reserve part-managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. The river finally joins the River Yare one mile west of Reedham at Hardley Cross, erected in 1676, which marks the ancient boundary between the City of Norwich and the Borough of Great Yarmouth. The total navigable length is some 3½ miles. Fishing Fishing is permitted between Loddon and Hardley Cross, bream and roach being the most common catch. Churches A number of churches along the river are known as the "Chet Valley Churches". Most belong to the Church of England but they include the Church in Loddon, a combined Anglican and Methodist Methodism, also calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loddon, Norfolk
Loddon is a small town and civil parish in Norfolk, England, about south-east of Norwich. The town lies on the River Chet, a tributary of the River Yare within The Broads. The name "Loddon" is thought to mean ''muddy river'' in Celtic in reference to the Chet. History Origins The earliest written mention of Loddon (Lodne) is in the will of Ælfric Modercope written in 1042 or 1043. In the will Ælfric split his land holdings in Loddon, Bergh Apton and Barton between the Bishops of Bury, Ely and St Benet of Holme. Ælfric held of land in Loddon and was by far the biggest landowner. His manor house is believed to have been close by the church overlooking the river and the fields are known as Manor Yards. The Parish Council adopted Ælfric for Loddon's town sign in 1961 and the bronze statue still stands on Farthing Green. Modern times Although Loddon and Chedgrave have been flooded many times through history, the worst or at least the best documented occasions were in A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chedgrave
Chedgrave is a village and civil parish in English county of Norfolk. Chedgrave is separated from nearby Loddon by the River Chet. History Chedgrave's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and likely derives from the Old English for Ceatta's pit or grove. In the Domesday Book, Chedgrave is described as consisting of 73 households located in the hundred of Loddon. The village formed part of the estates of Ralph Baynard. Geography According to the 2011 Census, Chedgrave has 1,051 residents living in 488 households. Chedgrave falls within the constituency of South Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by Richard Bacon MP of the Conservative Party. War Memorial Chedgrave's war memorials take the form of two marble plaques inside All Saints' Church as well as a lychgate erected in 2018. The memorial lists the following name for the First World War: * Gunner Edward G. H. Beckham (1880-1917), 228th (Siege) Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery * Private Free Easter (d.1917), 1/9th Battalion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langley School, Loddon
Langley School is an HMC independent co educational day, weekly, flexi and full boarding school situated near the market town of Loddon in South Norfolk, England. The current headmaster is Jon Perriss, who has been in post since 2019, and the school is a member of the Society of Heads. Termly fees are currently £5,087 for day pupils, £8,624 for weekly boarders and £10,337 for full boarders. History Langley Hall is a red-brick, Palladianstyle house, built in 1737 for Richard Berney on land originally belonging to Langley Abbey. In 1744 the estate was inherited by Sir William Beauchamp and remained in his family until the 20th century. The hall is set in grounds laid out by Capability Brown, with an extensive spread of daffodils which are opened to the public on "Daffodil Day" each spring. In 1910, the Education Committee of Norwich made the decision to amalgamate the middle schools in the city with the Municipal and Presbyterian schools, with all boys to attend a new City o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thurton
Thurton is a village in South Norfolk lying 8½ miles (13½ km) south-east of Norwich on the A146 Norwich to Lowestoft road between Framingham Pigot and Loddon. The A146 effectively divides the village in two; a 40 mph limit is in force. At the 2001 census and the 2011 Census Thurton had 223 households and a population of 567.Thurton parish information South Norfolk Council. Retrieved 2010-12-19. Thurton is written 'Tortuna' in the . The suffix is the 'tun', meaning an enclosed space. The prefix may refer to a thorn bush, or perhaps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellington
Hellington is a hamlet and civil parish in the South Norfolk South Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Long Stratton. The population of the Local Authority District was 124,012 as taken at the 2011 Census. History The district was formed on 1 April 197 ... district of the county of Norfolk, England. In the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census, it contained 24 households and a population of 69. It is centred on a crossroads south of Rockland St. Mary and around southeast of Norwich. The road north leads to Rockland St. Mary, south leads to the church and to Hellington Corner on the A146 road, A146. East and west from the crossroads are both no through roads. East leads to Hellington Hall, a Grade II Listed 17th-century country house, and Low Common, a Norfolk Wildlife Trust County Wildlife Site. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stockton Stone - Glacial Erratic - Geograph
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