B1108 road
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B1108 road is a road running between the city of Norwich
, England
and the A1065
at Bodney
. It passes through Barford
, Hingham
, and Watton
.
The section of the B1108 within Norwich is known as Earlham Road
. The road crosses the Mid-Norfolk Railway
on a wooden-gated level crossing
at Kimberley, one of the last such crossings on a classified road in the county.
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and the A1065
A1065 road
The A1065 is a main road in the English region of East Anglia. It provides the principal road connection to parts of the west and north of the county of Norfolk from Newmarket and points south of there, including London...
at Bodney
Bodney
Bodney is a village in Norfolk, England.Bodney is recorded in the Domesday Book as Bredenaia. After the Norman Conquest it was held by the de Montfort family. In the fourteenth century Edmund Oldhall , father of the statesman Sir William Oldhall, was lord of the manor of Bodney and it passed in...
. It passes through Barford
Barford, Norfolk
Barford is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, situated some 4 miles north of Wymondham and 8 miles west of Norwich....
, Hingham
Hingham, Norfolk
Hingham is a market town and civil parish in the Forehoe district in the heart of rural Norfolk, in England. The civil parish covers an area of and had a population of 2,078 in 944 households as of the 2001 census. Grand architecture surrounds the market place and village green...
, and Watton
Watton, Norfolk
Watton is a market town in the district of Breckland within the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the crossroads of the A1075 Dereham-Thetford road and the B1108 Brandon-Norwich Road, about west of Norwich....
.
The section of the B1108 within Norwich is known as Earlham Road
Earlham Road
Earlham Road is a road in Norwich, England linking the city centre to the area of Earlham to the west of the city and the Norwich southern bypass beyond.-Details:...
. The road crosses the Mid-Norfolk Railway
Mid-Norfolk Railway
The Mid-Norfolk Railway or MNR is a heritage railway in the English county of Norfolk. Opening as a tourist line in 1997, it is often referred to as a "New Generation" heritage railway....
on a wooden-gated level crossing
Level crossing
A level crossing occurs where a railway line is intersected by a road or path onone level, without recourse to a bridge or tunnel. It is a type of at-grade intersection. The term also applies when a light rail line with separate right-of-way or reserved track crosses a road in the same fashion...
at Kimberley, one of the last such crossings on a classified road in the county.