Norfolk Broads

The Norfolk Broads is an historic and scenic area in the east of the county of , close to the border and also extending into that county.
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  • Type: Marsh
  • Description: network of rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk
  • Also known as: “The Broads” and “The Norfolk Broads”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ranworth Broad and Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden.

Lake
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 136-hectare nature reserve on the Norfolk Broads north-east of in , . It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. it is part of Bure Broads and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest and Bure Marshes Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I and National Nature Reserve.

Garden
, , England, is a registered charity, comprising 131 acres of ancient woodland, woodland garden and water garden and including inner Broad.

Lake
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is a broad at in the Norfolk Broads. The "Helen of " is a traditional reedlighter, a boat that carried away the reed harvest. Now it ferries visitors from to .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Acle and South Walsham.

Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a market town in . With a population of nearly 3,000 the town lies midway between and . It lies on an important road route having the only bridge across the River Bure between and .

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the English county of . 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.

Village
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is a small village and civil parish in the county of . It is located on the in The Broads, some 18 km west of the town of and 20 km east of the city of .

Norfolk Broads

Latitude
52.6667° or 52° 40′ north
Longitude
1.5° or 1° 30′ east
Population
6,280
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Open location code
9F43MG82+M2
Geo­Names ID
2654640
Wiki­data ID
Q1999046
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Norfolk Broads” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “The Broads (kalapukan)”
  • Cebuano: “The Broads”
  • Chinese: “布罗兹湿地”
  • Chinese: “布罗兹湿地国家公园”
  • Cornish: “Park Kenedhlek Lynnyn Norfolk”
  • Czech: “The Broads”
  • Danish: “The Broads”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal park The Broads”
  • Dutch: “The Broads”
  • Finnish: “The Broads”
  • French: “Broads”
  • French: “Parc national des Broads”
  • French: “The Broads”
  • German: “Broadlands”
  • German: “Norfolk Broads”
  • German: “Norfolk und Suffolk Broads”
  • Hebrew: “הברודס”
  • Icelandic: “The Broads-þjóðgarðurinn”
  • Irish: “The Broads”
  • Japanese: “ザ・ブローズ”
  • Japanese: “ブローズ国立公園”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Broads nasjonalpark”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Broads National Park”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Norfolk Broads”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “The Broads”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Norfolk Broads”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Suffolk Broads”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “The Broads”
  • Norwegian: “The Broads”
  • Polish: “The Broads”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Broads”
  • Spanish: “Norfolk Broads”
  • Spanish: “Parque nacional The Broads”
  • Spanish: “The Broads”
  • Swedish: “The Broads (sumpmark)”
  • Swedish: “The Broads”
  • Turkish: “The Broads”
  • Welsh: “Y Broads”
  • Western Panjabi: “دی براڈز”

Localities in the Area

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