Raveningham

Raveningham Hall is a country house in Norfolk, England, about 10 miles (16 km) south-east of Norwich. There are 10 acres of gardens, and it has a rural estate of 5,500 acres. It is home to Sir Nicholas Bacon, 14th and 15th Baronet, and his family.The hall is a Grade II* listed building, listed on 25 September 1951.

St Andrew's Church is the parish church of Raveningham in Norfolk, England, and in the Diocese of Norwich. It is a round-tower church, dating mostly from the medieval period. The building is Grade II* listed.

Heckingham is a small village and parish in the county of Norfolk, England, about a mile east of Loddon. It covers an area of 4.46 km2 (1.72 sq mi) and had a population of 143 in 53 households at the 2001 census, increasing to 179 at the 2011 census.

St Margaret's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Hales, Norfolk, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church stands in open fields to the south of the village and to the east of the A146 road.

Hales is a small village in Norfolk, England. It covers an area of 3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi) and had a population of 479 in 192 households as of the 2001 census, which had reduced to 469 at the 2011 census.

St Gregory's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Heckingham, Norfolk, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It stands on a small hill overlooking the River Chet.

Norton Subcourse is a small village and parish in the county of Norfolk, England, about 9 miles (14 km) south-west of Great Yarmouth. It covers an area of 2,233 acres (904 ha) and had a population of 303 in 115 households at the 2001 census, reducing to a population of 298 in 119 households at the 2011 Census. The villages name means 'North farm/settlement'. The village was held by the Subcourse family, possibly a corruption of 'Surlecors'. Its church, St Mary, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. Norton Subcourse is mentioned in the Domesday Book as one of the settlements in Clavering hundred.

Stockton is a small village in Norfolk, England near the A146, just over 2 miles from Beccles. It covers an area of 3.65 km2 (1.41 sq mi) and had a population of 59 in 25 households at the 2001 census.Its church, St Michael, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

Thurlton is a small village in South Norfolk, located 14 miles (22 km) south-east of the city of Norwich, and 9 miles (15 km) west of the Suffolk coastal town of Lowestoft. The villages name means 'Thorferth's farm/settlement'. Thurlton is on the edge of the Broadland marshes to the south of the River Yare, and is bordered by Norton Subcourse to the west of the river. The population of the parish at the 2001 census was 720, increasing to 779 at the 2011 Census. The area around the village is mainly agricultural. Thurlton is home to the Great Goliath Mill, a brick built windmill. The village has basic amenities, including a pub, shop and post office. Thurlton Primary School has about 100 pupils, including a ‘classroom of the future’ extension, complete with a wind turbine.

Hardley Flood is a 49.8-hectare (123-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Loddon, between Norwich, Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. It is part of the Broadland Ramsar site and Special Protection Area, and The Broads Special Area of Conservation.This area of tidal lagoons and reedbeds provides a spillway for the River Chet. The reedbeds provide nesting sites for birds, including nationally important populations of several breeding birds. Three rare flies have been recorded, Elachiptera uniseta, Elachiptera scrobiculata and Lonchoptera scutellata.The site is open to the public.

Hales Green Common is an area of open access common land situated in South Norfolk, England. Hales Green Common has been described by Norfolk Wildlife Trust as neutral grassland. In addition to being one of six registered commons in South Norfolk Hales Green is also a designated county wildlife site (CWS)

The River Chet is a small river in South Norfolk, England, a tributary of the River Yare. It rises in Poringland and flows eastwards through Alpington, Bergh Apton, Thurton and Loddon. At Loddon it passes under the A146 through Loddon Mill and into Loddon Staithe. From this point onwards the river is navigable. It then passes Hardley Flood to the north, a nature reserve part-managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. The river finally joins the River Yare one mile west of Reedham at Hardley Cross, erected in 1676, which marks the ancient boundary between the City of Norwich and the Borough of Great Yarmouth. The total navigable length is some 3½ miles.