Ranworth
Ranworth is a village in Norfolk, England in The Broads, adjacent to Malthouse Broad and Ranworth Broad. It is located in the civil parish of Woodbastwick. The village's name origin is uncertain 'Edge enclosure' or perhaps, 'Randi's enclosure.'…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Norfolk, England, UK
- Also known as: “Ranworth, Norfolk”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Norfolk Broads and Church of St Helen.
Norfolk Broads
Photo: PsamatheM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Norfolk Broads is an historic and scenic area in the east of the English county of Norfolk, close to the Suffolk border and also extending into that county.
Church of St Helen
Church
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Helen, Ranworth, Norfolk is a church of medieval origins notable for its collection of church paintings. Known as "the Cathedral of The Broads", the church dates from the 14th century, although with origins in Saxon times.
Malthouse Broad
Lake
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Malthouse Broad is a broad at Ranworth in the Norfolk Broads. The "Helen of Ranworth" is a traditional reedlighter, a boat that carried away the reed harvest. Now it ferries visitors from Malthouse Broad to Ranworth Broad.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Walsham and Upton.
South Walsham
Village
Photo: Grant Brewer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Walsham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 11.43 km2 and had a population of 738 in 303 households at the 2001 census. increasing to 845 living in 345 households at the 2011 Census.
Upton
Village
Photo: Pommes104, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Upton is a village on the River Bure in Norfolk, England within the Broads national park. The villages name means 'higher farm/settlement'. Administratively it comes under the civil parish of Upton with Fishley which in turn comes under the district of Broadland. Upton is situated 2½ miles southeast of Ranworth.
Thurne
Village
Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thurne is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located on the River Thurne in The Broads, some 18 km west of the town of Great Yarmouth and 20 km east of the city of Norwich. Thurne is situated 3 miles east of Ranworth.
Ranworth
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Woodbastwick, Broadland, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.67777° or 52° 40′ 40″ northLongitude
1.48755° or 1° 29′ 15″ eastElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
9F43MFHQ+42OpenStreetMap ID
node 305004731OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ranworth”. Photo: SiJa2007, Public domain.