The B1145 runs for about through the county of

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, between

King’s Lynn King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located north of London, north-east of Peterborough, nor ...

and

Mundesley Mundesley /ˈmʌndz.li/ is a coastal village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is north-north east of Norwich, south east of Cromer and north east of London. The village lies north-north east of the town of Nort ...

. The road is an alternative route to the A47 between King's Lynn and

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by way of the A1067 from

Bawdeswell Bawdeswell is a small rural village and civil parish in Norfolk, England. At the time of the 2011 census it had a population of 828 and an area of 487 hectares. The village is situated almost in the centre of Norfolk about northwest of Norw ...

onwards.

History

This ancient route predates the

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and remained the main east–west route through the county until the 17th century. It can be seen quiet clearly on William Faden’s map of Norfolk, which was surveyed between 1790 and 1794. This map, the first large-scale map (at one inch to the mile) of the whole county, is a record of the landscape and transport system of the county of Norfolk in late 18th century and shows that despite the Parliamentary Enclosure of the early 19th century the route has changed very little. Much of the route on the map is highlighted in a pale pink, which marks it out as an important artery of the time. Part of the roads route lies directly on the line of a

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between a point west of

North Elmham North Elmham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of and had a population of 1,428 in 624 households at the 2001 census, including Gateley and increasing slightly to 1,433 at the 2011 Census. For ...

for the distance of to where the road reaches the village of

. The route is dissected by several Roman roads, including the

Peddars Way The Peddars Way is a long distance footpath that passes through Suffolk and Norfolk, England. Route The Peddars Way is 46 miles (74 km) long and follows the route of a Roman road. It has been suggested by more than one writer that it was n ...

in the

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of Norfolk. Road schemes at Bawdeswell, Aylsham and North Walsham have created interruptions to the original route, although the vast majority of it remains intact.

Coaching route

The B1145 also was part of the King's Lynn–to–

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coaching route.The Bull Inn
On the route at

Litcham Litcham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some north-east of the town of Swaffham and west of the city of Norwich. The village is located on the B1145 a route which runs between King's Lynn and Mu ...

stands The Bull Inn, a 17th-century coaching inn of which some parts date further back to the 14th century. The Bull provided the first change of

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s on this coaching route out of King’s Lynn.

Destinations

From west to east the road passes through: *

Bawsey Bawsey is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is about east of the town of King's Lynn and west of the city of Norwich. The village sits astride of the B1145 Kings Lynn to Mundesley road that dissects Nort ...

Ashwicken Ashwicken is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Leziate, in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. The village sits on the B1145 King's Lynn to Mundesley road around east of King ...

* Gayton *

Mileham Mileham is a village approximately midway between East Dereham and Fakenham in Mid Norfolk with a population of 563 people in 2011. The village sits astride the B1145 Kings Lynn to Mundesley road that dissects Mid Norfolk west to east. It is ...

Brisley Brisley is a village in the English county of Norfolk located about halfway between Fakenham and East Dereham. It covers an area of and had a population of 276 in 117 households at the 2001 census The Village is located along the B1145 a ro ...

* Billingford *

Pettywell Pettywell is a hamlet within the a civil parish of Reepham in the English county of Norfolk. The hamlet is west south west of Aylsham and north west of Norwich and north east of London. The hamlet is on the north side of the B1145County A to ...

* Reepham * Cawston *

Aylsham Aylsham ( or ) is a historic market town and civil parish on the River Bure in north Norfolk, England, nearly north of Norwich. The river rises near Melton Constable, upstream from Aylsham and continues to Great Yarmouth and the North Sea, ...

Felmingham Felmingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is located west of North Walsham and north of Norwich, along the B1145 between King's Lynn and Mundesley. History Felmingham's name is of Anglo-Saxon ori ...

North Walsham North Walsham is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England, within the North Norfolk district. Demography The civil parish has an area of and in the 2011 census had a population of 12,634. For the purposes of local government, the pa ...

Swafield Swafield is a village and a civil parish in the England, English county of Norfolk. The village is north north east of Norwich, south south east of Cromer and north-east of London. The village lies north of the town of North Walsham. The vill ...

Knapton Knapton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is southeast of Cromer, northeast of Norwich and northeast of London. The Village is located alongside the B1145 a route which runs between King's Lynn and ...

References

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