Hickling, Norfolk Broads, UK
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Hickling is a very attractive village on the Norfolk Broads, next to Hickling Broad which is the largest broad in the system. It is located quite close to the sea at Sea Palling. The village covers a large area with a very low density as can be seen in this film.
The Doomsday Book refers to the Village as Hikelinga, and mentions a Church being here - noting that Godwin, a free man of Edric of Laxfield' s, held Hickling before 1066.
Hickling Priory, some distance from the Parish Church towards Sea Palling, was founded in 1185. The Priory was granted a Charter by King John, in 1204, to hold a weekly market. The market took place near St. Mary's Parish Church for some five hundred years. (The Priory ruins are on private land and are not open to the public.)
The church was started in 1204 and can be seen in this film although much was added later.
In 1287 a flood engulfed the village, and 180 people were drowned. The waters rose 30cm above the high altar of the priory church. Less than a century later, in 1349, the Black Death struck. At the Priory only two of the canons were left alive, and more than half the population of the village must have died.
During the Middle Ages peat was dug from the marshes for fuel; the diggings later flooding to form the Broads. Hickling Broad, the largest and wildest of the Norfolk Broads, has for a long time played an important part in the social and commercial life of the village.
Agriculture has always been a major feature of rural life in Hickling, and it continues to be so today, though many fewer people now work on the land than formerly.
Both Stubb Mill, an important drainage mill, and Hickling Mill, near the Methodist Chapel, date from the early nineteenth century. Hickling Mill was described in 1819 as a handsome new mill. It had eight floors and three pairs of French stones, being capable of producing 4320 stones of wheat in a week.
King George V and King George VI visited the Village and Whiteslea Lodge. One occasion in 1959 is well remembered when, because Whiteslea Lodge was flooded, the Duke of Edinburgh and Charles, Prince of Wales, stayed at The Pleasure Boat Inn. The Prince of Wales was in Hickling in 2001 to visit the Nature Reserve.
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Hickling Norfolk area tour
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Hickling in Norfolk, is a village 20 miles north-east of Norwich and 3 miles east of the Broadlands town of Stalham. The village attracts many tourists who come on boat trips and moor up at the staithe.
It is situated on the edge of the Hickling Broads, which is the largest of all the Norfolk Broads, covering over 400 acres. Situated on the River Thurne it is possible to use the water-ways to reach Great Yarmouth. Because it leads to the sea the waters are slightly tidal and, depending on the time of year, the water levels can heavily rise or fall. There are many thatched huts dotted along the broads, one of the oldest being Turner's Hut. The houses are a mixture of old and new, with flint and stone, thatch and colour washed
Hickling is home to The Norfolk Wildlife Trust
The village is just a couple of miles from the wide open beaches at Sea Palling and Waxham where pupping seals can often be found in winter
The village has a fine fourteenth century church, St Mary's, and a Methodist Church built in 1883. (Info courtesy of
Hickling's Got Talent 2008 (at the Greyhound Inn)
Hickling's Got Talent - At the Greyhound Inn Sunday September 7th 2008
Kemp's Men at the Greyhound Inn Hickling
Kemp's Men of Norwich doing a traditional Morris Dance on 20th June 2018 at Hickling Greyhound.
THE FROZEN RASPBERRIES @ Norfolk Hickling Broad (pt.1)
THE FROZEN RASPBERRIES - NORWICH (Saturday Night 29th June 2013)...
Wedding Reception Gig: 'The Greyhound' Public House @ Norfolk's beautiful Hickling Broad.
I forgot to hit REC for Set One, so here's the first part of Set Two (the second part is also on my channel).
Thanks to the happy couple for hiring us, and to all who attended the wedding reception gig.
THE FROZEN RASPBERRIES @ Norfolk Hickling Broad (pt.2)
THE FROZEN RASPBERRIES - NORWICH (Saturday Night 29th June 2013)...
Wedding Reception Gig: 'The Greyhound' Public House @ Norfolk's beautiful Hickling Broad.
I forgot to hit REC for Set One, so here's the second part of Set Two (the first part is also on my channel).
Thanks to the happy couple for hiring us, and to all who attended the reception gig.
The Hickling Village phone box saga. Part 1
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morris Kemps Men
Headington corner dance
two wheel tuesday at old buckenham norfolk- fun and games
just a good ride with good friends to two wheel Tuesday at the ox and plough in old buckenham
Visiting Hickling Broad Visitor Centre
I went to vist the new visitor centre on the day it opened. I also had my new glasses
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Kemp's Men of Norwich putting on a great show at the Cellar House in Eaton.
Kemp's Men of Norwich, White Horse Inn, Neatishead
These Morris Men danced on the street outside the White Horse Inn Neatishead on a warm summer's evening on the 24th July 2019.
The Hickling village phone box saga. Part 2
via YouTube Capture
Aald Hielpen in Norwich 2018 #3
Aald Hielpen and Kemp's Men in Norwich
X'mas Party 2012 @ Swaffham
Kemps Men 2007 052.MOV
Kemps Men at Bungay in 2007
Pedants' Revolt Morris Dancers
Pedants' Revolt Morris Dancers at the Fairhaven Green Festival and the Broads Green Boat Show, Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, South Walsham, Norfolk. 22 June 2014
'Dog Boat' - D class Fairmile MTB (1/24) Deans Marine
A Deans Marine Kit built by Roy Hickling
The 'Dog Boats' - the D class Fairmile MTBs and MGBs - formed one of the classes of wooden boat produced by the Fairmile Marine Company
Scale 1/24 Length 1.46m Beam 280mm Sailing weight 5.4kgs
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Kemp's Men of Norwich dancing 'Valentine'
Having been rained off from our outside exploits in Woodbastwick, the landlord made space for us inside, enabling us to perform a few more dances, such as this gem from the Fieldtown (Cotswold) Morris tradition
Chilling in the Red Arrow Pub: Lutterworth, May 04
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