The Finches
The Finches is a neighborhood in Watton, Breckland District, England. The Finches is situated nearby to the town Watton, as well as near the village Ovington.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St. Mary and Wayland Wood.
Wayland Wood
Nature reserve
Wayland Wood is a 31.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near to Watton in Norfolk, England. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2, and it is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.
Wayland Hall
Town hall
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wayland Hall, also known as Watton Town Hall, is a community events venue in Middle Street, Watton, Norfolk, England: the structure, which also accommodates a local history museum, is a grade II listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Watton and RAF Watton.
Watton
Town
Photo: Deben Dave, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Watton is a market town in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, about 25 miles west-southwest of Norwich and 15 miles northeast of Thetford. The annual Wayland Agricultural Show in its west is one of the oldest one-day such shows in England.
RAF Watton
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
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.
The Finches
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Watton, Breckland District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.56831° or 52° 34′ 6″ northLongitude
0.83839° or 0° 50′ 18″ eastOpen location code
9F42HR9Q+89OpenStreetMap ID
way 1087835701OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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