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History & Archaeology Guides & Information for Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and all of East Anglia

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REGIONAL FOCUS and LOCAL INTEREST GUIDES in and around NORFOLK, SUFFOLK, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ESSEX and the NORFOLK BROADS in EAST ANGLIA UK.

East Anglia has many areas of Local Interest, including both Historic and present events, from the North Norfolk Coast to Essex and includes Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. This section of the Norfolk Broads website contains articles from all areas and many type of Local Interest for the East of England including Pargeting, Round Tower Churches, Castle Acre, How Hill and the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.


Regional Information » East Anglia History & Archaeological Info.

Albatros - A Dutch Sailing barge

Twice a month for years the Albatros nosed her way along the tortuous channel in Wells Harbour.

Broad & Rivers Open Churches Project

The Broads and Rivers area has approximately 150 fine historic churches

Castle Acre - A Norman Legacy

The Norman conquerors had a logistical problem in the few years after the Battle of Hastings.

Fens & Fenland

The Fens are unique with a history and character all of their own.

Great Barns of Norfolk

Back in the 15th and 16th centuries a few overt demonstrations of wealth were desirable.

Historical Broadland Photos

Historical Photographs of the Broadland Area by P H Emerson.

History of Norfolk East Anglia

Norfolk is a county of varied ancestry. The nuclei of its present villages date back to Saxon times

History of the Norfolk Broads

roadland is truly unique - there is simply nowhere quite like it in the British Isles or Europe.

Holt's Jubilee Column

The Queen Victoria 1887 Jubilee Column and lantern stood originally in the Holt Market Place.

Houghton Church - Back from the Dead

One summer day in 1992, Gloria Davey was on a WI ramble, treading the footpaths of Swaffham.

How Hill - A Thatched Edwardian House

In the north-eastern part of the Norfolk Broads stands a large, thatched Edwardian house.

Round Tower Churches

Tucked into folds or perched on ridges are many churches whose towers are round.

Saxon Cambridgeshire

At the end of the first millennium, Cambridgeshire had hit bad times again.

Saxon Suffolk

At the dawn of the second millennium, life in Suffolk was difficult.

The Littleport Riots

Here is a parable of war, recession and class oppression. It is a Fenland tale...

The Peasants' Revolt

The Poll Tax funding war with France had been hiked to three groats a head.

Tudor Tales

Think of the Elizabethan seafarers & explorers and Richard Hakluyt, might not come to mind.

US Airforce - Overpaid, Over-Sexed and Over Here!

There was one defining moment in modern history, during the wartime years, between 1941-45.

USAAF - USA Airforce in East Anglia

By 1942, the Second World War in Europe had reached a turning point.

Wells-next-the-Sea - Quay Mesaures

When East Anglia became the richest part of the country, Wells was a commercial hub.

Windmills

Windmills are an imposing, elegant and historic feature of the Norfolk landscape.

Wool Towns

Surprisingly perhaps, East Anglia, now the most sparsely populated region of England...

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