Places to see in ( Watton - UK )
Places to see in ( Watton - UK )
Watton is a market town in the district of Breckland within the English county of Norfolk. The A1075 Dereham-Thetford road and the B1108 Brandon-Norwich Road meet at a crossroads here, where the town developed, about 25 miles west of Norwich. The civil parish covers an area of 7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi) with about 6,800 inhabitants in 3,000 households, increasing to a population of 7,202 in 3,226 at the 2011 Census. The Domesday Book records that Watton (or Wadetuna) featured a church, manor house and Anglo-Saxon settlement. In 1984 Watton was twinned with the Lower Rhine (Niederrhein) town of Weeze, Germany, with the subsequent twinning charter being formally signed in 1987.
A market is held every Wednesday, between 9.00am and 1.00pm, although stalls are often kept open on the high street well after this time. Like many Norfolk markets, Watton market always has a wide variety of fresh sea produce available, usually caught the previous day. It often has available such regional delicacies as samphire and fresh water crayfish. The Lord of Watton Hall, John de Vaux, obtained a charter for a market to be held on Fridays. But, the people of nearby Saham Toney complained to the King that the market was harming their own held on the same day. Their complaints were upheld and the charter was withdrawn.
John de Vaux conveyed the manor to his brother Oliver, who was evidently on better terms with the King since he immediately obtained a new charter for a Wednesday market. The market centred on Market Square in front of Wayland Hall, and as it grew it spread westwards along High Street. A market cross stood in the square supported by eight oak pillars. This cross was demolished in 1820 and replaced by a milestone showing the distances to neighbouring towns.
The nearby Wayland Wood is the setting of the old English ballad Babes in the Wood. First published in 1595, it tells the tale of two Norfolk children abandoned and left to die in the woods by their uncle. The legend is also depicted on the town sign, which occupies a prominent position in High Street in front of the clock tower. Wayland wood is a popular dog walking and relaxation spot (although dogs are banned, this rule is unenforced). The wood is now a nature reserve owned by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.
The clock tower of Watton was built in 1679 by Christopher Hey, a wealthy mercer. The tower was built to hold a fire warning bell following the 'Great Fire of Watton' that destroyed more than sixty properties in 1674. This early warning bell, known as 'Ting-Tang,' is hung in an ornate cupola on top of the tower. The brick tower was rendered with cement and a new clock, donated by a local citizen, was installed in 1827. To commemorate the silver jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary in 1935, a new clock face was installed. The clock is still working in the 21st century. The building is now home to a tourist and local information centre.
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Norfolk, England: 7 Places You Must Visit | Includes A Stunning Location
In this video, we show you the fantastic county of Norfolk in the United Kingdom. This is has to be on your list of places to visit before your die. I recommend you visit in the summer months of June, July or August to give you the best chance of sunny and dry weather. However, if you like winter's cold and wet weather, be sure to visit from December through to February.
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Thetford Walk: Town Centre【4K】
Located in the East Anglian county of Norfolk, and roughly equidistant between Cambridge and Norwich, is the town of Thetford.
In Saxon times Thetford was the capital of East Anglia. It had its own mint in the 10th century, and by 1086 the Domesday Survey recorded it as being the sixth largest town in the country with 4,000 to 4,500 people living here.
By the 12th century Thetford had become an important religious centre, with 22 churches around the town, as well as Thetford Priory, founded in 1103. The priory was left to ruin in the 16th century along with the town's religious houses when Henry VIII ordered the Dissolution of the Monasteries. This brought about a decline in the area. However, in the 1570s Thetford received a boost when Elizabeth I granted a town charter leading to redevelopment in the main streets.
In 1819 plans were made to turn Thetford into a spa town for tourists, similar to Bath Cheltenham, Leamington and Harrogate. The meadows between the rivers Thet and Little Ouse contained a spring of mineral rich water. A pump room was constructed, but later closed in 1838.
In 1848 Thetford became a producer of steam engines courtesy of Charles Burrell & Sons Ltd who were based in the town. At its height the factory employed over 350 people, with workers moving in from London, the Midlands and Yorkshire until its closure in 1928.
After the Second World War Thetford became an overspill town, providing housing for those from the cities whose homes had been destroyed in the Blitz, leading to a surge in population during the second half of the 20th century.
During the walk we see two statues. The first appears at the very beginning and is of Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire. He was exiled to Great Britain aged 15 following on from the Anglo Sikh Wars. There he befriended Queen Victoria and bought a country estate close to Thetford in 1863.
The second statue is of Thomas Paine. Born in Thetford, Paine was a political writer who travelled to Philadelpia in 1774 with a letter of introduction from Benjamin Franklin. In 1776 he wrote a pamphlet arguing the case for American independence, predating the Declaration of Independence itself. Later on, Paine travelled to France where he advocated for the French Revolution. He is also believed to have met Napoleon Bonaparte in the late 1790s to discuss a potential invasion of England. So basically turning up everywhere of historical significance, like an 18th century Forrest Gump. Napoleon allegedly stated that a statue of gold should be erected to [Thomas Paine] in every city in the universe. The statue we see is made of bronze and dates back to 1964 where it was initially gilded. Having lost its golden appearance, it was then re-gilded in November of 2020, making it quite hard to miss!
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Filmed: 6th May 2021
Link to the walk on Google Maps: (Google forces you around the northeastern bank of the Little Ouse River, but otherwise accurate)
Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.
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0:00 Maharaja Duleep Singh Memorial Statue
0:14 Little Ouse River
3:24 School Lane
4:47 Tanner Street
4:58 Raymond Street
7:21 Guildhall Street
8:50 Market Place
9:23 The Guildhall
9:30 Market Place
10:02 Well Street
10:23 King Street
12:44 Thomas Paine Statue
13:00 King Street
13:34 Whitehart Street
13:38 St Peter's Church (built 14th century, currently disused)
13:46 Whitehart Street
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Breckland market towns, Norfolk, UK
Spread across the unique Breckland landscape... characterful market towns with great independent shopping... riverside Thetford - Viking capital of England, home of Dad's Army, Swaffham - Norfolk's harvest town, set-in-aspic Attleborough, Dereham - the heart of Norfolk
Places to see in ( Dereham - UK )
Places to see in ( Dereham - UK )
Dereham, also known as East Dereham, is a town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A47 road, about 15 miles west of the city of Norwich and 25 miles east of King's Lynn.
For the purposes of local government, Dereham falls within, and is the centre of administration for, the district of Breckland. The town Dereham should not be confused with the Norfolk village of West Dereham, which lies about 25 miles (40 km) away.
The railway arrived in Dereham when a single track line to Wymondham opened in 1847. In 1848 a second line, to King's Lynn was opened. In 1849 a line from Dereham to Fakenham was opened, this line being extended to the coastal town of Wells-On-Sea by 1857. In 1862 the town's railways became part of the Great Eastern Railway. The town had its own railway depot and a large complex of sidings, serving local industry. In 1882 the line between Dereham and Wymondham was doubled, to allow for the increasing levels of traffic.
The railway between Dereham and Wymondham has been preserved, and is now operated as a tourist line by the Mid-Norfolk Railway Preservation Trust. This charitable company also owns the line north towards County School railway station, it has started to gradually reopen the line towards North Elmham and aims to eventually relay the line to Fakenham.
The town of Dereham lies on the site of a monastery founded by Saint Withburga in the seventh century. A holy well at the western end of St Nicholas' Church supposedly began to flow when her body was stolen from the town by monks from Ely, who took the remains back to their town. Notable buildings in the town include the pargetted Bishop Bonner's Cottage, built in 1502, the Norman parish church, a windmill which was extensively renovated in 2013 and a large mushroom-shaped water tower. The Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life is nearby. The town also hosts the headquarters of the Mid-Norfolk Railway, which runs trains over an 11.5-mile railway south to Wymondham, as well as owning the line 6 miles north to North Elmham and County School Station.
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Hertfordshire Village Walks. Part 7: Watton-at-Stone, Sacombe, High Cross and Wadesmill.
This walk takes Sylvie and I from the Hertfordshire village of Watton-at-Stone out through Woodhall Park and up to Sacombe, where we stop at the church used for scenes in the 2001 film 'Enigma', starring Kate Winslett. Then we go on to Standon Green End, where we visit a monument to an extraordinary event in British history that many people probably haven't even heard of? Then we pass through High Cross and down to Wadesmill before walking back to Watton.
Thetford Town Centre June 2018
Thetford is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. Thetford is on the A11 road between Norwich and London, just south of Thetford Forest. After World War II Thetford became an ‘overspill town’ taking people from London, as a result of which its population increased substantially.
The Ancient House Museum, situated on White Hart Street, is an oak-framed Tudor merchant's house. The museum holds replicas of the Thetford Treasure and has displays about flint knapping, rabbit warreners and wildlife in the brecks. You can also find out more about Thomas Paine and the Maharajah Duleep Singh. The Ancient House was gifted to the town by Prince Frederick Duleep Singh. The surrounding Breckland has been largely replaced by the Thetford Forest, though Thetford Chase remains.
Thetford is just off the A11 road between Norwich (28 miles (45 km)) and London (86 miles (138 km)). The A11 previously ran through the town but a bypass was constructed in the 1990s. It is served by Thetford railway station, with Abellio Greater Anglia running services between Norwich and Cambridge, and East Midlands Trains from Norwich to Liverpool Lime Street (via Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly). From Cambridge, regular services run to London King's Cross.
The Iceni were a Celtic tribe living in Norfolk and parts of Cambridgeshire. Archaeological evidence suggests that Thetford was an important tribal centre during the late Iron Age and early Roman period. A ceremonial 'grove' was uncovered there during excavations. In 1979, a hoard of Romano-British metalwork, known as the Thetford treasure was located just outside Thetford.
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The Willow House, Watton, United Kingdom
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Norfolk Walks: The Historic Town of Thetford
Distance: 8.5km (5.28 Miles)
Ascent: 60m (197ft)
Duration: 2 Hours 40 Minutes
Thetford is a small rural town on the edge of Norfolk which was once the religious capital of the region with numerous monastic houses. This was explores a small Nunnery and its nearby nature reserve, the Norman Castle and Iron Age Earthworks, St Mary's Priory, Red Castle, Church of the Holy Sepulchre and a Friary! All in just 5 miles!
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Views of Breckland, Norfolk, UK
Breckland has one of the most distinctive landscapes in the UK and boasts its best overall climate with low rainfall and hot summers. This is the place for eco-adventure.
Waxham Great Barn Tour Norfolk
Explore the great barn at Waxham on the East Norfolk Coast
The great barn at Waxham was built in the 16th Century this is the largest thatched barn in East Anglia. The barn contains many ships timbers salvaged from wrecks on the coast just 500 yards away.
Waxham is included as an important defensive location on the Armada map completed during the reign of Elizabeth the 1st, the defended manorial hall and farm are still to the east of the great barn. We finished our visit with a walk up to the beach.
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Plantation Garden - Norwich UK - A city centre hidden garden.
Plantation Garden - Norwich UK - A city centre hidden garden.
Created in old chalk workings and restored to its former glory by volunteers. A tranquil garden worth a visit.
Shot with a Canon Legria HF G40, Victure 1080p HD sports cam and a Zhiyun smooth Q Gimbal.
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All 47 Hertfordshire Railway Stations (visiting EVERY station)
Every Hertfordshire railway station. All 47 National Rail stations in the county of Hertfordshire, England (UK). Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern, Thameslink and Southern), Avanti West Coast, West Midlands Trains (London Northwestern Railway), London Overground, Chiltern Railways and Greater Anglia serve the stations of Hertfordshire.
The stations in Hertfordshire along with the operator that manages the station and the date I last visited the station:
Apsley 11/12/2021 (London Northwestern Railway)
Baldock 21/06/2021 (Great Northern)
Bayford 15/10/2021 (Great Northern)
Berkhamsted 11/12/2021 (London Northwestern Railway)
Bishop's Stortford 15/10/2021 (Greater Anglia)
Bricket Wood 25/09/2021 (London Northwestern Railway)
Brookman's Park 24/07/2021 (Great Northern)
Broxbourne 14/03/2020 (Greater Anglia)
Bushey 25/09/2021 (London Overground)
Carpender's Park 25/09/2021 (London Overground)
Cheshunt 14/03/2020 (Greater Anglia)
Chorleywood 05/03/2022 (London Underground)
Cuffley 15/10/2021 (Great Northern)
Elstree & Borehamwood 08/08/2020 (Thameslink)
Garston 25/09/2021 (London Northwestern Railway)
Harpenden 30/10/2021 (Thameslink)
Hatfield 24/07/2021 (Great Northern)
Hemel Hempstead 11/12/2021 (London Northwestern Railway)
Hertford East 14/03/2020 (Greater Anglia)
Hertford North 15/10/2021 (Great Northern)
Hitchin 21/06/2021 (Great Northern)
How Wood 25/09/2021 (London Northwestern Railway)
King's Langley 11/12/2021 (London Northwestern Railway)
Knebworth 21/06/2021 (Great Northern)
Letchworth Garden City 21/06/2021 (Great Northern)
Park Street 25/09/2021 (London Northwestern Railway)
Potter's Bar 24/07/2021 (Great Northern)
Radlett 30/10/2021 (Thameslink)
Rickmansworth 21/02/2023 (London Underground)
Royston 21/06/2021 (Great Northern)
Rye House 14/03/2020 (Greater Anglia)
Sawbridgeworth 15/10/2021 (Greater Anglia)
St. Alban's Abbey 25/09/2021 (London Northwestern Railway)
St. Alban's City 30/10/2021 (Thameslink)
St. Margaret's 14/03/2020 (Greater Anglia)
Stevenage 15/10/2021 (Great Northern)
Theobalds Grove 24/08/2019 (London Overground)
Tring 11/12/2021 (London Northwestern Railway)
Waltham Cross 24/08/2019 (Greater Anglia)
Ware 14/03/2020 (Greater Anglia)
Watford High Street 25/09/2021 (London Overground)
Watford Junction 27/06/2022 (London Northwestern Railway)
Watford North 25/09/2021 (London Northwestern Railway)
Watton-at-Stone 15/10/2021 (Great Northern)
Welham Green 24/07/2021 (Great Northern)
Welwyn Garden City 24/07/2021 (Great Northern)
Welwyn North 21/06/2021 (Great Northern)
Each station within the video is shown with station name and the 3 letter station code. Note that only National Rail stations are included.
This video includes all the stations in Hertfordshire in September 2023.
All 47 Hertforshire stations: 00:00
Apsley 00:05
Baldock 00:09
Bayford 00:13
Berkhamsted 00:17
Bishops Stortford 00:21
Bricket Wood 00:25
Brookmans Park 00:29
Broxbourne 00:33
Bushey 00:37
Carpenders Park 00:41
Cheshunt 00:45
Chorleywood 00:49
Cuffley 00:53
Elstree & Borehamwood 00:57
Garston 01:01
Harpenden 01:05
Hatfield 01:09
Hemel Hempstead 01:13
Hertfod East 01:17
Hertford North 01:21
Hitchin 01:25
How Wood 01:29
Kings Langley 01:33
Kenbworth 01:37
Letchworth Harden City 01:41
Park Street 01:45
Potters Bar 01:49
Radlett 01:53
Rickmansworth 01:57
Royston 02:01
Rye House 02:05
Sawbridgeworth 02:09
St Albans Abbey 02:13
St Albans City 02:17
St Margarets 02:21
Stevenage 02:25
Theobalds Grove 02:29
Tring 02:33
Waltham Cross 02:37
Ware 02:41
Watford High Street 02:45
Watford Junction 02:49
Watford North 02:53
Watton-at-Stone 02:57
Welham Green 03:01
Welwyn Garden City 03:05
Welwyn North 03:09
Endscreen 03:13
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Hunstanton - From The Air (Best Sunset in Norfolk) DJI Inspire 2 X7
Here's a short video capturing the amazing sunset at Hunstanton, Norfolk. One of the few places along the Norfolk coast where you can catch the sunset uninterrupted.
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A sunny morning on Watton High Street, a small market town in the Wayland area of south-west Norfolk, The town's weekly market is held every Wednesday in the centre of the town.
BRECON TOWN MID WALES
This is a town where you'll enjoy losing yourself...not only in the narrow streets and passageways lined with Georgian and Jacobean shopfronts, wander down to the canal basin and take a trip on the canal, Brecon also has a cathedral the Cathedral started life in 1093 , built by the Normans on the site of an earlier Celtic church. At the dissolution of the monasteries in 1538 it became Brecon’s Parish Church. It became a Cathedral only in 1923