River Wensum
The River Wensum is a chalk river in Norfolk, England and a tributary of the River Yare, despite being the larger of the two rivers. The river is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and Special Area of Conservation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Angmering, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whitlingham Marsh and Postwick Viaduct.
Whitlingham Marsh
Nature reserve
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitlingham Marsh is a 15.5-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Norwich in Norfolk. It is owned by South Norfolk District Council and managed by the Whitlingham Charitable Trust and the Broads Authority.
Thorpe Marshes
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thorpe Marshes is a 25-hectare nature reserve east of Norwich in Norfolk. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. This site has a lake called St Andrew's Broad, which hosts waterbirds such as great crested grebes, cormorants, tufted ducks, gadwalls and grey herons.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bramerton and Trowse.
Bramerton
Village
Photo: EvelynS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bramerton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is 6 miles north-west of Loddon and 4 miles south-east of Norwich. The northern part of the parish reaches the River Yare. Bramerton is situated 2 miles southeast of River Wensum.
Trowse
Village
Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trowse, also called Trowse with Newton, is a village in Norfolk, England. It lies about 2 miles south-east of Norwich city centre, on the banks of the River Yare. Trowse is situated 2 miles west of River Wensum.
Surlingham
Village
Photo: Pommes104, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Surlingham is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk situated on the Broads in eastern United Kingdom. It lies approximately 6½ miles south-east of Norwich on the south bank of the River Yare between Bramerton and Rockland St Mary. Surlingham is situated 2 miles east of River Wensum.
River Wensum
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Norfolk, England
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“River Wensum” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “River Wensum”
- Central Kurdish: “ڕووباری وێنزەم”
- Chinese: “文瑟姆河”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر وينسوم”
- Hebrew: “ונסום (נהר)”
- Italian: “Wensum”
- Japanese: “ウェンサム”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Wensum”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wensum”
- Norwegian: “Wensum”
- Polish: “Wensum”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Wensum”
- Swedish: “River Wensum”
- Welsh: “Afon Wensum”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Whitlingham and Kirby Bedon.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Whitlingham Great Broad and Surlingham Church Marsh RSPB reserve.
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