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Lenwade

Coordinates: 52°43′16″N 1°06′37″E / 52.7212°N 1.1103°E / 52.7212; 1.1103
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Lenwade
St Faith's church
PopulationExpression error: "464 [1]" must be numeric
OS grid referenceTG1002718303
• London123 miles (198 km)
Civil parish
  • Great Witchingham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNorwich
Postcode districtNR9
Dialling code01603
PoliceNorfolk
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Lenwade is a hamlet in the civil parish of Great Witchingham, Norfolk. Located in the Wensum Valley and adjacent to the A1067 road and being 14 miles (23 km) south-east of Fakenham and some 11 miles (18 km) north-west of Norwich. Much of the surrounding land is given over to agriculture. However, due to its geographical location Lenwade became the centre of the sand and gravel extraction in the Wensum valley during the middle to late 20th century. The legacy of this activity can be seen with the many flooded gravel pits in the area. Today, these now mature lakes are popular with anglers, naturalists and bird watchers.

Etymology

The name may mean 'ford of the slowly moving river'.The first element has been the subject of much debate possibly meaning lane in the Scottish dialect of 'scarcely moving river'. The second element of the name is the Old English gewæd (ford). [2]

The Church of St Faith

Located on the busy A1067 Fakenham Road. The building started life as a Victorian mission church originally dedicated to All Saints. Despite its central location-the church was little used and became redundant. Today, the church is fenced off and planned to become a residential development (July 2008). [3]

Amenities

The post office


Amenities in the hamlet include a primary school, post office, general stores, garage, tea-rooms and a range of family owned shops.

Located close to A1067 and the River Wensum is theThe Bridge Inn public house. The pub's garden adjoins The Bridge Lakes (former gravel pits) and a section of the river where angling is available. [4]. Builder, Matthew Brettinghams c.1741 triple arched brick bridge is depicted in the pub's sign. The bridge was demolished in 1993. [5]



Lenwade mill

The mill

There has been a watermill on the river at Lenwade for many centuries. The present building, dating from the late 19th century has been converted to homes[6]






Railway history

The former Lenwade railway station

Lenwade railway station was built in 1882 with direct trains to Norwich and King's Lynn. Passenger traffic ceased in 1959, but due to Lenwade's important Anglian cement and concrete works the freight line was kept open to 1985. The former station today is a private residence and the track bed forms part of the Marriott's Way long distance footpath. [7]

Public transport

Bus

Services are provided by the following companies and connect to Norwich and Fakenham.

  • The Bridge Inn
    The Bridge Inn
  • Pub sign
    Pub sign


References

  1. ^ 2001 census Retrieved 03 November 2008
  2. ^ Rye. J. Popular Guide to Norfolk Place Names (1991) ISBN 0948400153
  3. ^ St Faith church Retrieved 03 November 2008
  4. ^ The Bridge Inn Retrieved 31 October 2008
  5. ^ Matthew Brettingham Retrieved 07 November 2008
  6. ^ Lenwade Mill
  7. ^ Railway history Retrieved 04 November 2008



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