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Heacham River

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crossing under the B1454 road and then turns west towards the only mill on the river. Just past the road bridge the river divides into two: one branch which once fed the millpond for the
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and then runs across open countryside in a north westerly direction. Over the years this part of the river has been heavily modified but without any significant
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on the outside of the building. Originally used to grind corn, the building is now owned and has been used by
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defence. After 2 miles the river runs through a shallow wooded valley south of the village of
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or Caley Mill, as it is also known, looks very different from most other mills in
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William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk 1845
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production since 1932. After the mill the river passes under the
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population in the upper reaches, while in the lower reaches
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and then skirts around the northern side of the village of
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There is also a small breeding 857: 602: 533: 66: 59: 40: 950:Letheringsett Brewery watermill 341:From its source at a pond near 731:North Walsham and Dilham Canal 205: • coordinates 139: • coordinates 13: 1: 469: 329:beach, which discharges into 109:Physical characteristics 299:King's Lynn and West Norfolk 7: 608:Rivers and watercourses of 457: 264: • location 246:16.4 km (10.2 mi) 192: • location 127: • location 10: 1017: 276: • average 870: 616: 464:List of rivers of England 336: 284: 274: 262: 254: 250: 242: 203: 190: 180: 176: 137: 125: 117: 113: 108: 98: 88: 83: 54: 39: 34: 27:River in Norfolk, England 482:Ordnance Survey (2002). 345:the river flows towards 945:Letheringsett Watermill 509:Catchment Data Explorer 349:where it is crossed by 880:Bolwick Hall Watermill 561:1891 Census of Heacham 393: 382: 227:52.903732°N 0.470384°E 388: 380: 975:Snettisham Watermill 970:Sheringham Watermill 965:Narborough Watermill 960:Narborough Bone Mill 875:Aldborough Watermill 542:at Wikimedia Commons 511:. 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River Heacham

Sedgeford
Heacham River is located in Norfolk
England
Norfolk
Bircham Newton
52°52′23″N 0°36′50″E / 52.873°N 0.614°E / 52.873; 0.614
Mouth
The Wash
52°54′13″N 0°28′13″E / 52.903732°N 0.470384°E / 52.903732; 0.470384
Heacham
river
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
English
Norfolk
Bircham Newton
grid reference
TF762 339
outfall
Heacham
The Wash
Bircham Newton
Fring
Peddars Way
flood
Sedgeford
Heacham
mill

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