Letheringsett
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Letheringsett is a village in the English county
of Norfolk
. It forms part of the civil parish of Letheringsett with Glanford, along with the hamlet of Glandford. The village straddles the A148
King’s Lynn to Cromer
road. Letheringsett is 1.2 miles west of Holt
, 32.2 west north east of King’s Lynn and 126 miles north north east of London. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham
for the Bittern Line
which runs between Sheringham
, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport
.
and has two watermills, Letheringsett Brewery watermill
which stands on the west side of the river next to the A148 road bridge and is now disused, and Letheringsett Watermill
which lies 150 yards to the south. It is the last working watermill in the county of Norfolk, has won several prestigious awards for its flour production and is a well-known tourist attraction. Next to the Brewery watermill is the village pub, the King’s Head, which was built in the Georgian period .
es in Norfolk.
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
of 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...
. It forms part of the civil parish of Letheringsett with Glanford, along with the hamlet of Glandford. The village straddles 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:...
King’s Lynn to 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...
road. Letheringsett is 1.2 miles west of Holt
Holt, Norfolk
Holt is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The town is north of the city of Norwich, west of Cromer and east of King's Lynn. The town is on the route of the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road. The nearest railway station is in the town of Sheringham where access to the...
, 32.2 west north east of King’s Lynn and 126 miles north north east of London. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham
Sheringham railway station
Sheringham railway station is a timber halt in the town of Sheringham in the English county of Norfolk. The station is the terminus of the Bittern Line, operated by National Express East Anglia, and is 49 km north of...
for the Bittern Line
Bittern Line
The Bittern Line is a railway line from Norwich to Cromer then Sheringham in Norfolk, England. It is one of the most scenic in the East of England traversing the Norfolk Broads on its route to the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the North Norfolk Coast. The line is part of the Network Rail...
which runs between Sheringham
Sheringham
Sheringham is a seaside town in Norfolk, England, west of Cromer.The motto of the town, granted in 1953 to the Sheringham Urban District Council, is Mare Ditat Pinusque Decorat, Latin for "The sea enriches and the pine adorns"....
, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport
Norwich International Airport
Norwich International Airport , also known as Norwich Airport, is an airport in the City of Norwich within Norfolk, England north of the city centre and on the edge of the city's suburbs....
.
Description
The village of Letheringsett is situated in a valley of the River GlavenRiver Glaven
The River Glaven is 10½ miles long and flows through picturesque North Norfolk countryside. Rising from a tiny headwater in Bodham the river starts just 2 miles before Selbrigg Pond where three streams combine at the outfall...
and has two watermills, Letheringsett Brewery watermill
Letheringsett Brewery watermill
Letheringsett Brewery watermill is located in the village of Letheringsett within the English county of Norfolk. The mill stands on the south side of the A148 Cromer to Kings Lynn road which dissects the village...
which stands on the west side of the river next to the A148 road bridge and is now disused, and Letheringsett Watermill
Letheringsett Watermill
Letheringsett watermill is situated on the River Glaven in the village of Letheringsett within the English county of Norfolk.. Letheringsett is in the district of North Norfolk and is west of the town of Holt...
which lies 150 yards to the south. It is the last working watermill in the county of Norfolk, has won several prestigious awards for its flour production and is a well-known tourist attraction. Next to the Brewery watermill is the village pub, the King’s Head, which was built in the Georgian period .
Saint Andrew Parish Church
The church of Letheringsett, St. Andrew, is one of 124 existing round-tower churchRound-tower church
Round-tower churches are a type of church found mainly in England, almost solely in East Anglia; of about 185 surviving examples in the country, 124 are in Norfolk, 38 in Suffolk, 6 in Essex, 3 in Sussex and 2 each in Cambridgeshire and Berkshire. There is evidence of about twenty round-tower...
es in Norfolk.
The pub
The King's Head has won many awards such as family pub of the year. The pub has two bars and a restaurant and has a selection of real ale.External links
- Website with photos of Letheringsett St. Andrew, a round-tower church
- History of Letheringsett watermill