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operating from the airfield to ferry agents to occupied Europe. However, no evidence of an airfield has been found in any records (military or local), maps or on aerial photographs, and any military-type structures that may have existed would appear to have been removed by the end of the
156: 69: 53:. The reserve is, in effect, an island, being surrounded by the river channels, drainage ditches and wetland areas of the Broads. It is only accessible by an unusual floating 160: 127: 227: 326: 307: 38: 331: 336: 217: 300: 18: 131: 84: 293: 182: 30:
The site of the floating bridge that gives access to Heigham Holmes, looking towards the reserve
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The subject of an airfield having existed in Heigham Holmes was featured erroneously in the
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It has been suggested that Heigham Holmes was used by the
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A view to the old barns in the centre of Heigham Holmes
80:. It is only opened to the public for one day a year. 130:. Broads Authority. 19 September 2010. Archived from 87:as a secret airfield between 1940 and 1944, with 318: 96:, therefore any such usage cannot be confirmed. 301: 107:television series, first broadcast in 2010. 308: 294: 25: 17: 319: 151: 149: 122: 120: 260: 327:National nature reserves in England 146: 117: 13: 14: 348: 205: 264: 211: 159:. National Trust. Archived from 175: 1: 183:"Heigham Holmes SOE airfield" 110: 280:. You can help Knowledge by 85:Special Operations Executive 68:The reserve is owned by the 7: 10: 353: 332:Nature reserves in Norfolk 259: 187:Norfolk Heritage Explorer 128:"Heigham Holmes Open Day" 189:. Norfolk County Council 76:and the civil parish of 337:Norfolk geography stubs 39:national nature reserve 276:location article is a 243:52.726572°N 1.616707°E 31: 23: 29: 21: 220:at Wikimedia Commons 134:on 28 September 2011 74:Broads National Park 61:from the village of 248:52.726572; 1.616707 239: /  163:on 24 December 2011 41:located within the 72:and is within the 32: 24: 289: 288: 216:Media related to 89:Lysander aircraft 344: 310: 303: 296: 268: 261: 254: 253: 251: 250: 249: 244: 240: 237: 236: 235: 232: 215: 199: 198: 196: 194: 179: 173: 172: 170: 168: 157:"Search Results" 153: 144: 143: 141: 139: 124: 94:Second World War 352: 351: 347: 346: 345: 343: 342: 341: 317: 316: 315: 314: 257: 247: 245: 241: 238: 233: 230: 228: 226: 225: 224: 208: 203: 202: 192: 190: 181: 180: 176: 166: 164: 155: 154: 147: 137: 135: 126: 125: 118: 113: 12: 11: 5: 350: 340: 339: 334: 329: 313: 312: 305: 298: 290: 287: 286: 269: 222: 221: 218:Heigham Holmes 207: 206:External links 204: 201: 200: 174: 145: 115: 114: 112: 109: 105:Secret Britain 78:Potter Heigham 70:National Trust 43:Norfolk Broads 35:Heigham Holmes 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 349: 338: 335: 333: 330: 328: 325: 324: 322: 311: 306: 304: 299: 297: 292: 291: 285: 283: 279: 275: 270: 267: 263: 262: 258: 255: 252: 219: 214: 210: 209: 188: 184: 178: 162: 158: 152: 150: 133: 129: 123: 121: 116: 108: 106: 102: 97: 95: 90: 86: 81: 79: 75: 71: 66: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 36: 28: 20: 16: 282:expanding it 271: 256: 223: 191:. Retrieved 186: 177: 165:. Retrieved 161:the original 136:. Retrieved 132:the original 98: 82: 67: 59:River Thurne 55:swing bridge 34: 33: 15: 246: / 57:across the 321:Categories 231:52°43′36″N 193:4 December 167:4 December 138:4 December 111:References 49:county of 234:1°37′00″E 274:Norfolk 63:Martham 51:Norfolk 47:English 45:in the 272:This 37:is a 278:stub 195:2011 169:2011 140:2011 103:'s 101:BBC 323:: 185:. 148:^ 119:^ 65:. 309:e 302:t 295:v 284:. 197:. 171:. 142:.

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national nature reserve
Norfolk Broads
English
Norfolk
swing bridge
River Thurne
Martham
National Trust
Broads National Park
Potter Heigham
Special Operations Executive
Lysander aircraft
Second World War
BBC
Secret Britain


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Heigham Holmes
52°43′36″N 1°37′00″E / 52.726572°N 1.616707°E / 52.726572; 1.616707
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