The B1436 runs for about 4.3 miles (6.9 km) through Norfolk

Norfolk

Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...

, 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...

, from a little southwest of Cromer

Cromer

Cromer is a coastal town and civil parish in north Norfolk, England. The local government authority is North Norfolk District Council, whose headquarters is in Holt Road in the town. The town is situated 23 miles north of the county town, Norwich, and is 4 miles east of Sheringham...

 to Thorpe Market

Thorpe Market

Thorpe Market is a village in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 4.4 miles south of Cromer, and 20.5 miles north of Norwich. The nearest railway station is at Gunton for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International...

. It is a useful conduit to avoid the busy seaside town of Cromer during the summer months and links the A148

A148 road

The A148 is an English A road entirely in the county of Norfolk. It runs from King's Lynn to Cromer via Fakenham which it bypasses to the north.-King’s Lynn starting point:...

 from Kings Lynn to the A140

A140 road

The A140 is an 'A-class' road in Norfolk and Suffolk, East Anglia, England partly following the route of the Roman Pye Road. It runs from the A14 near Needham Market to the A149 south of Cromer. It is of primary status for the entirety of its route. It is approximately 56 miles in length...

 to Norwich

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...

 and the A149

A149 road

The A149 is a major route in Norfolk, linking Kings Lynn to Great Yarmouth. It runs via the coast rather than on a more direct route such as the A47. The eastern section runs through The Broads.-Kings Lynn to Wells next the Sea:...

 to Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It is at the mouth of the River Yare, east of Norwich.It has been a seaside resort since 1760, and is the gateway from the Norfolk Broads to the sea...

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History

The route of the B1436 can be seen clearly on Faden’s large-scale map (at one inch to the mile) of the county of Norfolk of 1779, which shows that the most part of this road’s route has changed very little over the years, even after the Parliamentary Enclosure of the early 19th century. The main difference between the ancient thoroughfare and its route today is in the village of Roughton

Roughton, Norfolk

Roughton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is south of Cromer, north of Norwich and north-west of North Walsham. The village straddles the A140 between Cromer and Norwich and the B1463. The nearest railway station is at Roughton Road for the Bittern...

, where it now is dissected by a staggered two-mini-roundabout junction where the road crosses the A140 between Cromer and Norwich. At the time of Faden’s cartography, the main Cromer to Norwich road was part of the B1436 from Roughton Green to this new junction in the centre of the village.

Usage

Travellers to and from Norwich who use the A140, use the B1436 between Felbrigg

Felbrigg

Felbrigg is a small village just south of Cromer in Norfolk, England. The Danish name means a 'plank bridge'.Historians believe that the original village was clustered around its Perpendicular church, in the grounds of Felbrigg Hall, a Jacobean mansion built in the early 17th century, a mile to the...

 and Roughton to avoid the bottleneck one-way system that is in the town of Cromer at the convergence of the A148 from Kings Lynn and the A149 road coast road from Kings Lynn to Great Yarmouth. The B1436 cuts the corner in a northwest-southeast direction, linking the A140 to the A148 and giving easy access to Sheringham and other coastal villages to the west of Cromer. The consequence of this is that this useful route makes the road as busy as the main A roads in the area, especially in high summer.

Sections of interest

Travelling from northwest to southeast, the road passes through:

• Felbrigg
• Roughton

On the right after 0.4 mile (0.643736 km) the road passes the entrance to the National Trust property of Felbrigg Hall

Felbrigg Hall

Felbrigg Hall is a 17th-century country house located in Felbrigg, Norfolk, England. Part of a National Trust property, the unaltered 17th-century house is noted for its Jacobean architecture and fine Georgian interior...

. After 2.9 miles (4.7 km), at Roughton, the road crosses the A140 road between Cromer and Norwich by means of a staggered junction with two mini roundabouts, before proceeding on to its terminus at its junction with the A149 at Thorpe Market after 4.3 miles (6.9 km)