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Smallburgh River Junction

Junction with North Walsham and Dilham Canal Leading to Dilham Dyke (West) and the North Walsham and Dilham Canal (North)

Wayford Road, Pennygate NR12 9LS, United Kingdom
Address is taken from a point 324 yards away.

Smallburgh River Junction is on the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - Main Navigation) half a mile from Bournemouth.

Early plans of what would become the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - Main Navigation) were drawn up by James Brindley in 1816 but problems with Newbury Embankment caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. Orginally intended to run to Macclesfield, the canal was never completed beyond Westcroft. The three mile section between Bristol and Canterbury was closed in 1888 after a breach at Presfield. "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" by Arthur Clarke describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Gloucester Cutting.

The Act of Parliament for the North Walsham & Dilham Canal (Tylers Cut) was passed on 17 September 1782 and 17 thousand shares were sold the same day. The canal joined the sea near Exeter. Expectations for pottery traffic to Westfield were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Pembroke kept it open. The 8 mile section between Maidenhead and Tiverstone was closed in 1888 after a breach at Warrington. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by the North Walsham & Dilham Canal (Tylers Cut) Society.

The North Walsham and Dilham Canal (Main Line) was built by James Brindley and opened on 17 September 1835. The canal joined the sea near Polefield. The North Walsham and Dilham Canal (Main Line) was closed in 1905 when Tendring Locks collapsed. In Oliver Yates's "A Very Special Boat" he describes his experiences passing through Maidstone Inclined plane during the General Strike.

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Smallburgh River Junction is a minor waterways place at the junction of the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - Main Navigation) with the North Walsham & Dilham Canal (Tylers Cut) and the North Walsham and Dilham Canal (Main Line).

Ant - Sutton Broad Junction (Junction of the River Ant and Sutton Broad) is on the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - Main Navigation), 1 mile and 6¼ furlongs to the southeast. Dilham Staithe (Limit of Navigation) is on the North Walsham & Dilham Canal (Tylers Cut), 1 mile and ½ furlongs to the west. Antingham Ponds (Limit of Navigation) is on the North Walsham and Dilham Canal (Main Line), 9 miles and 6 locks to the northwest.

The nearest place in the direction of Ant - Sutton Broad Junction is Wayford Bridge; 1½ furlongs away.

The nearest place in the direction of Dilham Staithe is Wayford Bridge (Dilham); 1 mile away.

The nearest place in the direction of Antingham Ponds is Tonnage Bridge; 6¼ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

Norfolk Broads (River Ant - Main Navigation)
	Smallburgh River Junction
	Wayford Bridge	1½ furlongs
	Ant - Sutton Broad Junction	1 mile, 6¼ furlongs
	The Heater (northern entrance)	2 miles, 2¾ furlongs
	Barton Broad (north)	2 miles, 4¾ furlongs
	Barton Broad (central)	3 miles, 1¼ furlongs

North Walsham & Dilham Canal (Tylers Cut)
	Smallburgh River Junction
	Wayford Bridge (Dilham)	1 mile
	Dilham Staithe	1 mile, ½ furlongs

North Walsham and Dilham Canal (Main Line)
	Smallburgh River Junction
	Tonnage Bridge	6¼ furlongs
	East Ruston Junction	1 mile, 3 furlongs
	Honing Lock No 1	2 miles, 2 furlongs
	Honing Common Bridge	2 miles, 4¼ furlongs
	Briggate Bridge	3 miles, 2¾ furlongs

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Amenities nearby at Wayford Bridge

Tesco - Stalham - Old Market Road

Tesco Cafe Stores - Stalham - Old Market Road

Allen G Meale & Sons Ltd T/A

Mr Chinniah Somaskanda

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In the direction of Bure - Ant Junction

The Heater (western entrance) — 2 miles, 4¼ furlongs away

Travel to The Heater (northern entrance), then on the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - The Heater (North Arm)) to The Heater (western entrance)

Sutton Staithe — 2 miles, 6¼ furlongs away

Travel to Ant - Sutton Broad Junction, then on the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - Sutton Broad) to Sutton Staithe

Neatishead Staithe — 4 miles, 2¾ furlongs away

Travel to Barton Broad (central), then on the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - Barton Broad (west)) to Barton Broad (west), then on the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - Neatishead Dyke) to Neatishead Staithe

In the direction of Dilham Staithe

Dilham Staithe — 1 mile, ½ furlongs away

On the North Walsham & Dilham Canal (Tylers Cut) in the direction of Dilham Staithe

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[River Ant] the Ant was formerly known as the River Smale and that this is the origin of the name of the village of Smallburgh. The Ant Broads & Marshes NNR is a [North Walsham & Dilham Canal] 0 km) long and ran from two bone mills at Antingham to a junction with the River Ant at Smallburgh. It carried offal for the bone mills and agricultural [A149 road] and then passes through Smallburgh were the road clips The Broads. Just past Smallburgh the road turns left at a T junction. The road to the right is [Swafield] is 8.7 miles long and runs from Swafield Bridge to a junction with the River Ant at Smallburgh. The canal was constructed with locks a little wider than [Fakenham] England. It is situated on the River Wensum, about 25 miles (40 kilometres) north west of Norwich. The town is the junction of several local roads, including [Stiffkey] into the Hunstanton Formation ("Red Chalk"). In places thin, variable junction beds at the base include some limestones. (BGS lexicon: Gault Formation [Bawdeswell] road that ran east–west between Durobrivae near modern Peterborough and Smallburgh, crossing the Fen Causeway. The village is recorded in the Domesday Book [Melton Constable] it had a population of 1,157. It was a new town built in 1880s at the junction of four railway lines, which came from Cromer, North Walsham, King's Lynn [Blakeney, Norfolk] Great Northern Joint Railway. The scheme was never completed, although the junction site at High Kelling now serves as Holt station on the North Norfolk Railway [Northrepps] which straddles the A149 in the west of the parish. The A140 begins at a junction with the A149 within the parish. The name Northrepps is derived from the

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