Fritton Lake
Fritton Lake or Fritton Decoy is a lake on the border of the English counties Norfolk and Suffolk, close to the towns Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth. It is located within the parishes Fritton and St Olaves and Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet.Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Norfolk, England
- Also known as: “Fritton Decoy”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Somerleyton Hall and Haddiscoe railway station.
Somerleyton Hall
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Somerleyton Hall is a country house and 5,000-acre estate near Somerleyton in Suffolk, England. The hall is Grade II* listed on the National Heritage List for England, and its landscaped park and formal gardens are Grade II* listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. Somerleyton Hall is situated 1½ miles south of Fritton Lake.
Haddiscoe railway station
Railway station
Photo: Helen Steed, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Haddiscoe railway station is a stop on the Wherry Lines in Norfolk, England. It named after the village of Haddiscoe, some 2 miles away; however, the village of St Olaves, sited on the other side of the River Waveney, is closer. Haddiscoe railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of Fritton Lake.
Somerleyton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Somerleyton railway station is on the Wherry Lines in the east of England, serving the village of Somerleyton, Suffolk. It is 18 miles down the line from Norwich on the route to Lowestoft, and is less than 2 miles from Somerleyton Hall on foot. Somerleyton railway station is situated 2½ miles south of Fritton Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fritton and St Olaves.
Fritton
Village
Photo: Adrian Cable, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fritton is a village and former civil parish now in the English county of Norfolk, but originally in the English county of Suffolk. Fritton is located 6 miles south-west of Great Yarmouth and 16 miles south-east of Norwich, along the A143.
St Olaves
Village
Photo: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Olaves is a village in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated on the River Waveney, 6 miles south-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and the same distance north-west of the Suffolk town of Lowestoft.
Lound
Village
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lound is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is 4.5 miles north of Lowestoft, 5 miles south of Great Yarmouth in the East Suffolk district. Lound is situated 1½ miles southeast of Fritton Lake.
Fritton Lake
- Category: lake
- Location: Fritton and St Olaves, Great Yarmouth District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.5442° or 52° 32′ 39″ northLongitude
1.66043° or 1° 39′ 38″ eastOpen location code
9F43GMV6+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1536998747OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q5504833
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