Wolterton Hall (Norfolk) 21.10.11
Wolterton Hall is a large country house which is located in the ecclesiastical parish of Wickmere with Wolterton and the civil parish of Wickmere in the English county of Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. The present hall was completed in 1742 and was designed by the architect Thomas Ripley who was a protégé of the Walpole brothers. The present hall and estate was once occupied by an early manor house, owned by Sir Henry Spelman. The village of Wolterton is mentioned in the Domesday Book where it is listed under the names Ultertuna and Wivetuna. The survey shows main landholder of Wolterton was the Norman nobelman William de Warenne. Horatio Walpole acquired the manor house and estate at Wolterton in 1722 which he decided to renovate. Walpole was the younger brother of Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, who was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain
Places to see in ( Aylsham - UK )
Places to see in ( Aylsham - UK )
Aylsham is a historic market town and civil parish on the River Bure in north Norfolk, England, nearly 9 mi north of Norwich. The river rises near Melton Constable, 11 miles (18 km) upstream from Aylsham and continues to Great Yarmouth and the North Sea, although it was only made navigable after 1779, allowing grain, coal and timber to be brought up river.
The town is close to large estates and grand country houses at Blickling, Felbrigg, Mannington and Wolterton, which are important tourist attractions. The civil parish has an area of 4,329 acres (17.52 square km) and in the 2001 census had a population of 5,504 in 2448 households, reducing to a population of 3,999 in 1,591 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland.
Archaeological evidence shows that the site of the town has been occupied since prehistoric times. Aylsham is just over two miles (3 km) from a substantial Roman settlement at Brampton, linked to Venta Icenorum at Caistor St Edmund, south of Norwich, by a Roman road which can still be traced in places - that site was a bustling industrial centre with maritime links to the rest of the empire. Excavations in the 1970s provided evidence of several kilns, showing that this was an industrial centre, pottery and metal items being the main items manufactured.
Aylsham is thought to have been founded around 500 AD by an Anglo Saxon thegn called Aegel, Aegel's Ham, meaning Aegel's settlement. The town is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Elesham and Ailesham, with a population of about 1,000. Until the 15th century, the linen and worsted industry was important here, as well as in North Walsham and Worstead and Aylsham webb or 'cloth of Aylsham' was supplied to the royal palaces of Edward II and III.
The ancient but natural transport route for Aylsham would have been the River Bure, but it was not open to substantial navigation. There was a scheme in the 18th century to widen the navigation from Coltishall to Aylsham and, after many difficulties, trading wherries from Great Yarmouth were able to reach a staithe at Aylsham. The final end for this scheme was the devastating flood of 1912.
Road transport for Aylsham was very important. It was the principal coaching point on the Norwich-Cromer road, and the meeting point for other roads. Each day the coaches from Cromer and Holt would draw up at the Black Boys, the main inn in Aylsham market place. Coaching ended with the coming of the railways in the 1880s. There were many different plans for railways, but eventually two lines served Aylsham, with the town having both North and South stations until the 1950s.
Aylsham once had two railway stations, both now closed, Aylsham South railway station on the Great Eastern line between County School railway station (near North Elmham) and Wroxham and the other Aylsham North railway station on the M&GNJR line from Melton Constable to Yarmouth.
Aylsham is also the terminus for the Bure Valley Railway (on the site of Aylsham South railway station), the Bure Valley Path and the Marriott's Way long distance footpath. Blickling Hall, the great country house in the care of the National Trust, is a mile and a half (2 km) away. With its dramatic symmetrical front, flanked by two great yew hedges, it is a fine example of a Jacobean brick-built manor house, and was formerly the home of the young Anne Boleyn, later to become Henry VIII's second wife.
Aylsham was once noted for its spa, situated about half a mile south of the town, comprising a chalybeate spring, formerly used by those suffering from asthma and other chronic conditions. The Tourist Information Centre office is located adjacent to the Bure Valley Railway station. Local entertainment in the town includes concerts by the Aylsham Band, which plays at venues in and around Aylsham; the Aylsham Players who host one or two productions a year; and Aylsham High School, which presents an annual school musical.
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Wedding Photography Wolterton Hall & Mannington Gardens
Wedding Photography at Wolterton Hall & Mannington Gardens by John Harris PhotographyPhotography
A Site To Behold - Hoveton Hall Gardens
Wiveton Hall Norfolk.
Wiveton Hall.
A look around Kirstead Stately Home | Chris Bailey
Chris Bailey takes a look around Elizabethan manor, Kirstead Hall. With panelled rooms to grand fireplaces, the Norfolk manor dates back to 1570 and is steeped in history.
Christmas Blickling hall style.
The bells
Aylsham Area Guide
Take a tour of the Norfolk market town of Aylsham.
Norfolk Heritage & History, Norfolk, UK
Norfolk has magnificent heritage and history, including Norman castles and cathedral, the best-preserved medieval city in the UK, stately homes including a royal estate fabulous churches and minsters, a proud maritime history, and superb award-winning museums.
SS Chuffinch moored in Cripple Creek
Actually a gig aboard the Albatross in April 2014.
The Archdeacon's Charge 2017
The Archdeacon's Charge & Picnic will be held on Bank Holiday Monday 1 May 2017 at Wolterton Hall.
It's an annual sponsored fun run or walk, founded by the Ven John Ashe, Archdeacon of Lynn, designed to be an easy way for parishes to raise money for their church and the East Anglian Air Ambulance.
Houghton Hall, Norfolk
Built by Britain's first prime minister, Sir Robert Walpole, and completed in 1735, Houghton Hall is one of the finest and best preserved 18th century houses in Europe and is, without a doubt, one of England's hidden gems.
The Archdeacon's Charge & Picnic 2017 - People of the Charge
In the presence of Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Michael of Kent at Wolterton Hall, by kind permission of Peter Sheppard and Keith Day, this short film highlights just some of the people involved in the Archdeacon's Charge of 2017.
banner of Sir Thomas Erpingham in the wind
Woolverstone 2010
50 years on. How special is that!
Wedding Photography Batemans Barn South Elmham Hall Norfolk
Wedding Photography at Batemans Barn & South Elmham Hall by John Harris Photography
Blickling Hall
Helping my Nephew with a college project, this is the finished result
Tony's DashCam - Handbrake turn in the snow #27
While parked up somewhere near Neatishead, looking at something, I left the dashcam running. And this was captured. Someone is having a good time in the snow. :D
Wedding Photography Magdalene College Cambridge
Wedding Photography at Magdalene College Cambridge by John Harris Photography