Blackwater River

Blackwater River is a stream in Shipdham, Breckland District, England. Blackwater River is situated nearby to the hamlet Little Hale, as well as near the locality Crowshill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of All Saints and Church of St Andrew.

Church of All Saints

Church

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Church of St Andrew

Church

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Church of St Andrew is situated 2½ miles northwest of Blackwater River.

Letton Hall is a Grade II listed eighteenth-century Neoclassical stately home designed by Sir John Soane for the Gurdon family between 1783 and 1789. It is located at Letton near Shipdham, Norfolk. Letton Hall is situated 2 miles east of Blackwater River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bradenham and Ovington.

Bradenham

Village

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Bradenham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is 5 miles south-west of the town of Dereham and 19 miles west of the city of Norwich. Bradenham is situated 2 miles northwest of Blackwater River.

Ovington

Village

Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ovington is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 6.44 km2 and had a population of 239 in 92 households at the 2001 census, increasing to a population of 256 in 101 households at the 2011 Census. Ovington is situated 2½ miles southwest of Blackwater River.

Ashill

Village

Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ashill is a village and civil parish in Breckland, Norfolk, England. The civil parish had a population of 1,508 at the 2021 Census. Its historic centre includes a green and duck pond, and the parish church, the Church of St Nicholas, is a Grade I listed medieval building. Ashill is situated 3½ miles west of Blackwater River.

Blackwater River

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Shipdham, Breckland District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.62062° or 52° 37′ 14″ north

Longitude

0.86739° or 0° 52′ 3″ east

Elevation

207 feet (63 metres)

Open location code

9F42JVC8+6X

GeoNames ID

10103799

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