River Gadder

The River Gadder is 10.4 km long tributary of the River Wissey. It rises from a tiny headwater in the north-east of the parish of Cockley Cley in the English county of Norfolk. The river rises in a watermeadow 0.6 miles north east of Home Farm.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of All Saints and RAF Shipdham.

Church of All Saints

Church

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RAF Shipdham

Aerodrome

Royal Air Force Shipdham or more simply RAF Shipdham is a former Royal Air Force station located 3 miles south of Dereham, Norfolk, England. The airfield now operates as Shipdham Airfield. RAF Shipdham is situated 2½ miles northeast of River Gadder.

Church of St Mary

Church

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Church of St Mary is situated 2 miles southeast of River Gadder.

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 2½ miles northwest of River Gadder.

Ovington

Village

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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 River Gadder.

RAF Watton

Locality

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Royal Air Force Watton or more simply RAF Watton is a former Royal Air Force station located 9 mi southwest of East Dereham, Norfolk, England. Opened in 1937 it was used by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War. RAF Watton is situated 3½ miles south of River Gadder.

River Gadder

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

52.61634° or 52° 36′ 59″ north

Longitude

0.87869° or 0° 52′ 43″ east

Elevation

220 feet (67 metres)

Open location code

9F42JV8H+GF

GeoNames ID

10103800

Wikidata ID

Q7337433

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“River Gadder” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “River Gadder”
Dutch: “River Gadder”
Swedish: “River Gadder”
Welsh: “Afon Gadder”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Crowshill and Little Hale.

Notable Places Nearby

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