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Walk
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Carbrooke
Start point Carbrooke Village Hall (Church Street)
Grid reference TF949021 • Postcode IP25 6SW
Parking Carbrooke Village Hall car park – free
Distance 3.3 miles
Details Minor gradients, 50% soft
Note: please park at the rear of the Village Hall to keep front access
and hall access areas clear.
Walk instructions
1. Starting at the village hall, turn left on to Church Street and follow the
road through the village (Church Street becomes Shipdham Road).
2. Turn left along a public footpath towards Fen Farm (you will see a large
sign for ‘Fen Farm’ at this turning).
3. Follow the track sharp left when you reach the farm buildings.
4. Bear right, continuing to follow the track through the trees and ignoring
any paths to your left.
5. After almost three quarters of a mile, turn a sharp left at the junction of
tracks, still following the track through open fields.
6. At the corner, bear left, still following the track.
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7. At the water works, go under or around the gate and turn right on to a
hard surface lane.
8. Turn left at Water House and then when you reach the road, bear left
(effectively walking straight on).
9. At the road junction, turn left. Follow the road through Caudlesprings
and continue on as it becomes Drury Lane.
10. At the end of the road, turn left on to Bridge Street using a raised
pavement on the right. Follow Bridge Street (which becomes Church
Street) back to the village hall on your left.
Church of St Peter and St Paul
A massive late medieval church with a tall west tower and aisled nave. It is
all 15th century except for the chancel which is late 13th century and has
very elaborate Geometric tracery in its east window. It has a collection
of late 16th century armour and the oldest identifiable tombs in Norfolk -
those of Matilda de Clare and her son - dating to the late 13th century.
And then there was one…
Originally the Manor of Carbrooke was split in two,
with two churches: Carbrooke Parva, where a
church was sited to the right of the bridge on
Ovington Road at Caudle Springs; and
Carbrooke Magna, where the Church
still dominates the village. In about
1424 the Church at Carbrooke Parva
had fallen down, but stone from
the ruin was removed and used
to extend the other church, thus
making it the large church it is today.
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