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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, although it was only made navigable after 1779, allowing grain, coal and timber to be brought up river. The town is close to large estates and grand country houses at Blickling, Felbrigg, Mannington and Wolterton, which are important tourist attractions. The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of 5,504 increasing to a population of 6,016 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland. History Archaeological evidence shows that the site of the town has been occupied since prehistoric times. Aylsham is just over two miles (3 km) from a substantial Roman settlement at Brampton, linked to Venta Icenorum at Caistor St Edmund, south of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aylsham Town Sign
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, although it was only made navigable after 1779, allowing grain, coal and timber to be brought up river. The town is close to large estates and grand country houses at Blickling, Felbrigg, Mannington and Wolterton, which are important tourist attractions. The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of 5,504 increasing to a population of 6,016 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland. History Archaeological evidence shows that the site of the town has been occupied since prehistoric times. Aylsham is just over two miles (3 km) from a substantial Roman settlement at Brampton, linked to Venta Icenorum at Caistor St Edmund, south of Norwic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of St Michael, Aylsham
The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Aylsham, Norfolk, is a church of medieval origins that was built in the 14th century under the patronage of John of Gaunt, lord of the manor of Aylsham. The church remains an active parish church and is a Grade I listed building. History Historic England gives a construction date for the church of the 14th century, with further work in the fifteenth and a major Victorian restoration in 1852. Pevsner suggests that the interior contains the oldest built elements, dating the arcades to the late 13th century. The 'lavish two-storeyed porch' was constructed by Richard Howard, Sheriff of Norwich, and dates from 1488. The tower is of the 14th century, a rare example of its type surviving from the Middle Ages. In the 19th century, the Rev. Edmund Yates undertook a "drastic(….)" restoration, particularly of the interior. The traditional box pews were replaced with seating for over 700 and the galleries were removed. The landscape gardener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Bure
The River Bure is a river in the county of Norfolk, England, most of it in the Broads.Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads''. . The Bure rises near Melton Constable, upstream of Aylsham, which was the original head of navigation. Nowadays, the head of navigation is downstream at Coltishall Bridge. After Aylsham Lock and Burgh Bridge, the Bure passes through Buxton Lammas, Coltishall, Belaugh, Wroxham, Horning, past St. Benet's Abbey, through Oby, Acle, Stokesby, along the northern border of the Halvergate Marshes, through Runham and Great Yarmouth where it meets Breydon Water and flows into the sea at Gorleston. It has two major tributaries, the River Thurne and the River Ant. There is also Muck Fleet which connects the Trinity Broads (Ormesby, Rollesby and Filby Broad) to the main network. Other minor tributaries include the River Hor, which joins the Bure just upstream of Hoveton, The Mermaid which merges at Burgh-next-Aylsham and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadland
Broadland is a local government district in Norfolk, England, named after the Norfolk Broads. Its council is based at the Broadland Business Park on the outskirts of Norwich. The district includes the towns of Acle, Aylsham, Reepham, Sprowston and Thorpe St Andrew. Several of the district's settlements (including Sprowston and Thorpe St Andrew) form part of the Norwich built-up area, lying outside the city's boundaries to the north-west and north-east. The district also includes numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. Some eastern parts of the district lie within The Broads. The neighbouring districts are North Norfolk, Great Yarmouth, South Norfolk, Norwich and Breckland. In 2013, Broadland was ranked as the most peaceful locality within the United Kingdom, having the lowest level of violent crime in the country. History The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the whole of one former district and parts of anot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadland And Fakenham (UK Parliament Constituency)
Broadland and Fakenham is a Norfolk List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency, which has been represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the 2019 United Kingdom general election, 2019 general election by Jerome Mayhew, a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative. Prior to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, coming into effect at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election, the constituency was known as Broadland. Constituency profile The constituency stretches from near Great Yarmouth in the east to the north west of the county. The seat's original name was taken from the local government area Broadland, though its boundary does not match that of the non-metropolitan district, district council nor is it coterminous with the Norfolk Broads (waterways and surrounding protected land). The constituency also includes the town of Fakenham, which is in the North Norfolk, Distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norfolk, England
Norfolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and east, Cambridgeshire to the west, and Suffolk to the south. The largest settlement is the city of Norwich. The county has an area of and a population of 859,400. It is largely rural with few large towns: after Norwich (147,895), the largest settlements are King's Lynn (42,800) in the north-west, Great Yarmouth (38,693) in the east, and Thetford (24,340) in the south. For local government purposes Norfolk is a non-metropolitan county with seven districts. The centre of Norfolk is gently undulating lowland. To the east are the Broads, a network of rivers and lakes which extend into Suffolk and which are protected by the Broads Authority, which give them a similar status to a national park. To the west the county contains part of the Fens, an extremely flat former marsh, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norfolk
Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and east, Cambridgeshire to the west, and Suffolk to the south. The largest settlement is the city of Norwich. The county has an area of and a population of 859,400. It is largely rural with few large towns: after Norwich (147,895), the largest settlements are King's Lynn (42,800) in the north-west, Great Yarmouth (38,693) in the east, and Thetford (24,340) in the south. For local government purposes Norfolk is a non-metropolitan county with seven districts. The centre of Norfolk is gently undulating lowland. To the east are the Broads, a network of rivers and lakes which extend into Suffolk and which are protected by the Broads Authority, which give them a similar status to a National parks of England and Wales, national park. To the west the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mannington Hall
Mannington Hall is a moated medieval country house in the civil parish of Itteringham near the village of the same name and is in the English county of Norfolk within the United Kingdom. The first manor house built on this site was constructed in the 15th century. Having been owned by the Walpole family since the 18th century, it is now the seat of Jonathan Walpole, 11th Baron Walpole. The house is only open to the public by appointment. The Gardens however are open in the summer on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. Etymology The name ''Mannington'' devolved from the Anglo-Saxon language and has the meaning of the ''enclosure'' (tun or ton) owned by the ''people'' (ing or ingus) of ''Manna’s''. History Mannington is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. In the great Survey it is under the name ''Manctura''. Before 1066 the manor had been held by Godwin but at the time of the survey it was held by the King and the Norman nobleman William de Warenne. There st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolterton Hall
Wolterton Hall, is a large country house in the ecclesiastical parish of Wickmere with Wolterton and the civil parish of Wickmere in the county of Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. The present hall was commissioned by Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton and completed in 1742, it was designed by the architect Thomas Ripley who was a protégé of Lord Walpole and his brother Sir Robert Walpole. Etymology The name ''Wolterton'' (Ultretune) devolved from the Anglo-Saxon language and has the meaning of ''Wulfthryth’s'' (a woman) ''enclosure'' (tun or ton) ''settlement'' or ''farm''. History The present hall and estate was once occupied by an early manor house, owned by Sir Henry Spelman, and the village of Wolterton which was abandoned leaving only the remains of the parish church tower which stands a short distance north of the present hall. Evidence shown on a map produced in 1733 shows that the deserted settlement of Wolterton lay a little north of the church a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worsted
Worsted ( or ) is a high-quality type of wool yarn, the fabric made from this yarn, and a yarn weight category. The name derives from Worstead (from Old English ''Wurðestede'', "enclosure place"), a village in the English county of Norfolk. That village, together with North Walsham and Aylsham, formed a manufacturing centre for yarn and cloth in the 12th century, when pasture enclosure and liming rendered the East Anglian soil too rich for the older agrarian sheep breeds. In the same period, many weavers from the County of Flanders moved to Norfolk. "Worsted" yarns/fabrics are distinct from woollens (though both are made from sheep's wool): the former is considered stronger, finer, smoother, and harder than the latter. Worsted was made from the long-staple pasture wool from sheep breeds such as Teeswaters, Old Leicester Longwool and Romney Marsh. Pasture wool was not carded; instead it was washed, gilled and combed (using heated long-tooth metal combs), oiled and finall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwich
Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich City Council local authority area was estimated to be 144,000 in 2021, which was an increase from 143,135 in 2019. The wider Norwich List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, built-up area had a population of 213,166 at the 2011 census. As the seat of the Episcopal see, See of Norwich, the city has one of the country's largest medieval cathedrals. For much of the second millennium, from medieval to just before Industrial Revolution, industrial times, Norwich was one of the most prosperous and largest towns of England; at one point, it was List of towns and cities in England by historical population, second only to London. Today, it is the largest settlement in East Anglia. Heritage and status Norwich claims to be the most complete medie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brampton, Norfolk
Brampton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Brampton is located south-east of Aylsham and north of Norwich. History Brampton was the subject of an archeological excavation in the 1960s which revealed the existence of a Roman bath house and almost 140 pottery kilns. Brampton's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for a farmstead or village close to a thicket of broom. In the Domesday Book, Brampton is recorded as a settlement of 30 households in the hundred of South Erpingham. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of William de Warenne and Ralph de Beaufour. During the Sixteenth Century, Oxnead Hall was built within the parish on Medieval foundations by Clement Paston. It is possible that King Charles II was entertained in the hall by Robert Paston, Earl Yarmouth. Brampton is home to a Seventeenth Century red-brick farmhouse called Brampton Hall. Geography According to the 2021 census, Brampton has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
