Coltishall

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Coltishall is a village (population 1405[1]) on the River Bure, west of Wroxham, in English county of Norfolk, within Norfolk Broads.

Coltishall was a place of note even when the Domesday Book was compiled. For 250 years it was a centre of the malting industry. Many Norfolk wherries (trading ships) were built here.

At one time, it was possible to navigate the River Bure all the way to Aylsham, but now the limit of navigation is just south of Coltishall.

The nearby RAF Coltishall played an important role during World War II, and afterwards, but was finally closed in December 2006.

Horstead watermill on the Coltishall-Horstead river border was one of the most photographed mills in the county until in burned down in 1963.

The Staithe

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  1. ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. "Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes."

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Coordinates: 52°44′N, 1°22′E

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