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Coltishall (limit of navigation)

Horstead Mill, Mill Road, Horstead with Stanninghall NR12 7AT, United Kingdom

Coltishall (limit of navigation) is on the Norfolk Broads (River Bure - Main Navigation) near to Bristol.

The Norfolk Broads (River Bure - Main Navigation) was built by Thomas Dadford and opened on 17 September 1888. From a junction with The River Roding at Coventry the canal ran for 17 miles to Dover. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Northington never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Norfolk Broads (River Bure - Main Navigation) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the use of the canal for cooling Waveney power station was enough to keep it open. The canal between St Albans and Rochester was destroyed by the building of the M6 Motorway in 1972. Despite the claim in "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" by John Smith, there is no evidence that Oliver Yates ever made a model of Ipswich Embankment out of matchsticks to encourage restoration of Braintree Tunnel

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Coltishall (limit of navigation) is a minor waterways place at the end of the Norfolk Broads (River Bure - Main Navigation); past Bridge Broad (west) (5 miles and 3 furlongs to the east).

The nearest place in the direction of Bridge Broad (west) is The Rising Sun PH (Coltishall) (Riverside); 6¼ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

	Coltishall (limit of navigation)
	The Rising Sun PH (Coltishall)	6¼ furlongs
	Bridge Broad (west)	5 miles, 3 furlongs
	Bridge Broad (east)	5 miles, 5¼ furlongs
	Wroxham Railway Bridge	5 miles, 5¾ furlongs
	Wroxham Road Bridge	5 miles, 7 furlongs

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Fish & Chips

Jet

Randall Agriculture M-F 5pm Sa noon

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Kings Head

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Coltishall is a village on the River Bure, west of Wroxham, in the English county of Norfolk, within the Norfolk Broads. The population at the 2011 Census had increased to 1,503 from 1,405 in 2001.

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[RAF Coltishall] Royal Air Force Coltishall, more commonly known as RAF Coltishall (IATA: CLF, ICAO: EGYC), is a former Royal Air Force station located 10 miles (16 km) [Coltishall railway station] Coltishall railway station serves the town of Coltishall in Norfolk, and is currently operated by the Bure Valley Railway. The railway line from Wroxham [SEPECAT Jaguar] Beginning in 1975 with 6 Squadron, followed by 54 Squadron based at RAF Coltishall, and a 'Shadow squadron', 226 OCU based at RAF Lossiemouth, Jaguar squadrons [Battle of Britain Memorial Flight] Flight, with a small group of Spitfires and Hurricanes operating from RAF Coltishall from 1963, the group became the "Battle of Britain Memorial Flight" in [B1354 road] km long and also running east–west, runs from the A140 in Hainford via Coltishall to Hoveton ending at a junction with the A1151 and the A1062. The route [English Electric Lightning] enter service with the RAF, three pre-production P.1Bs, arrived at RAF Coltishall in Norfolk on 23 December 1959, joining the Air Fighting Development Squadron [RAF Matlaske] RAF Matlaske was a satellite airfield of the Royal Air Force to RAF Coltishall, situated near Matlaske in Norfolk, England. There was a small aerodrome [List of accidents and incidents involving the English Electric Lightning] Development Squadron was damaged beyond repair by fire after landing at RAF Coltishall when a fire bottle exploded. 1961 28 June 1961 – Lightning F1A XM185 of [2019 Broadland District Council election] Coltishall Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Jo Copplestone 374 56.3 Labour Campbell Jones 163 24.4 Liberal Democrats Sarah Crane 128 19.3 Majority

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