River Waveney
The River Waveney is a river which forms the boundary between Suffolk and Norfolk, England, for much of its length within The Broads. The earliest attestation of the name is from 1275, Wahenhe, from *wagen + ea, meaning the river by a quagmire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in East Anglia, England, UK
- Also known as: “River Waverly”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burgh Castle and Church of St Peter and St Paul.
Burgh Castle
Archaeological site
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Burgh Castle is the site of one of nine Roman Saxon Shore forts constructed in England around the 3rd century AD, to hold troops as a defence against Saxon raids up the rivers of the east and south coasts of southern Britain.
Berney Arms railway station
Railway station
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Berney Arms railway station is a stop on the Wherry Lines in the East of England, serving the settlement of Berney Arms on the Halvergate Marshes in Norfolk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burgh Castle and Berney Arms.
Burgh Castle
Village
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Burgh Castle is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Burgh Castle is located 3.2 miles south-west of Great Yarmouth and 16 miles east of Norwich. The parish was part of Suffolk until 1974.
Berney Arms
Locality
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Berney Arms is a settlement on the north bank of the River Yare, close to Breydon Water in the English county of Norfolk. It is part of the civil parish of Reedham, in the district of Broadland, and lies within The Broads.
Fritton
Village
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Fritton is a village and former civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Fritton is located 6 miles south-west of Great Yarmouth and 16 miles south-east of Norwich, along the A143. Fritton is situated 3 miles south of River Waveney.
River Waveney
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“River Waveney” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “River Waveney”
- Cebuano: “River Waverly”
- Chinese: “韋弗尼河”
- Chinese: “韦弗尼河”
- Dutch: “River Waveney”
- Dutch: “River Waverly”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر واڤينى”
- French: “Waveney”
- German: “Waveney (Fluss)”
- German: “Waveney”
- Japanese: “ウェイヴニー川”
- Polish: “Waveney”
- Russian: “Уэйвени (река)”
- Russian: “Уэйвени”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Waveney”
- Spanish: “Río Waveney”
- Swedish: “River Waveney”
- Swedish: “River Waverly”
- Welsh: “Afon Waveney”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gariannonvm Roman Fort and site of Celtic Manastery and Belton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Island and Great Yarmouth railway station.
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