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Fakenham Lancaster Heritage Trail
Along with some fascinating stories and facts through the centuries, the Fakenham Heritage Trail website offers a unique opportunity for both visitors and the local community to discover how this thriving town has developed into what it is today. |
Fakenham Gasworks Museum The Fakenham Gasworks Museum is the only surviving town gasworks in England and Wales, complete with all equipment used for the manufacture of gas from coal: retorts, condenser, purifiers, meter and gasholder. The museum is housed in the town’s former gasworks, which ceased production of gas from the heating of coal in 1965 following the discovery of natural gas in the North Sea. |
Wood Norton Village
Click on the Wood Norton image opposite to discover everything you need to know about this active village community; from how to hire the village hall, the services at our Church, to forthcoming events in the village hall and Church, exhibitions and Community Orchard events.
For those who enjoy local history, the Wood Norton Heritage Project, is of particular interest with links to photos, exhibitions, WW1 remembrance and so much more… take a look! |
The Kettlestone History Project
Throughout WW1 the Rector of Kettlestone, the Reverend F.A.C. Share, kept notes in the church service record about events in the village, and what was happening at the front. His jottings have been a valuable starting point for much of the research that has been carried out and quotes from his notes can be found on most pages. The Kettlestone History Project Website, has been set up to preserve the research team's findings. |
Cawston Heritage Centre
The Heritage Centre is in association with the Cawston Historical Society and consists of memorabilia, photos, newspaper clippings, documents, family history, maps, books, CD's DVD's, video tapes and old property documents etc. All materials can be viewed at the Village Hall |
First Focus - working with and for our community
"Helping people in Fakenham and the surrounding areas who are in need by providing information, a social centre, access to training, clubs and support groups". First Focus offers a friendly way to access information on issues around health, disability, social matters and education/training. As a social centre, volunteers welcome visitors to call in for a coffee and a friendly chat any time the centre is open. |
West Raynham Control Tower
This Grade II listed former RAF control tower is being transformed into a dream home and military heritage centre. The owners of the West Raynham control tower welcome visitors, on special opening days, to have a look around this historic former RAF operations centre.
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Rescue Wooden Boats
Rescue Wooden Boats are based at Stiffkey on the North Norfolk coast and are passionate about conserving maritime heritage. They restore examples of working wooden boats, tell their stories about those of the last generation of seafaring communities to use them through film and photos, show the crafts and skills used and actively involve people, especially young people, in learning about all this. |
North Norfolk Bottles
A fascinating website which will appeal to collectors, local historians and genealogists. The site includes a comprehensive pictorial of bottles and ephemera used by mineral water manufacturers, wine and spirit merchants and brewers in Victorian and Edwardian Norfolk. |
George Plunkett's Photographs of old Norwich and Norfolk
George Plunkett's 'Photographs of old Norwich' is a wonderful website packed with nostalgic pictures of Norwich and beyond. Like many of our towns and cities, Norfolk’s capital underwent dramatic change throughout much of the 20th century, gladly George Plunkett had the foresight to record the changing face of Norwich for posterity. |
Picture Norfolk
The 'Picture Norfolk' catalogue search page is a brilliant way of discover the unique character of Norfolk through fascinating images of people, places and events. There are over 17,000 images (with information) in the collection which reflect stories of Norfolk life and history. Also discoverable on Flickr |
Norfolk Heritage Explorer
A website which offers a unique opportunity to access the Norfolk Historic Environment Record database online. The Norfolk HER is the definitive database of the county's archaeological sites and historic buildings. It contains over 60,000 records describing the archaeology of Norfolk from the earliest evidence for human occupation from 750,000 BC up to the present day. |
Walsingham Memories Walsingham Memories is a website dedicated to those who were born or grew up in the Walsingham area; suggesting that if you were a child of Walsingham who played on the Rec, went after conkers up the lawn or even chased about down the meadows amongst the wild rhubarb this site is for you. |
Fakenham.info
Fakenham.info is the ‘central hub’ of online information for Fakenham. For residents, it’s a one-stop-shop for finding out about town events, area news, searching for businesses and local tradesmen and generally keeping up-to-date with what’s going on. For visitors, it lists what’s on in Fakenham and promotes the town and the local community. |
The Fakenham Society
For over 40 years the Society has arranged a fortnightly series of talks throughout the winter on a wide variety of topics. Everybody is welcome at the Society's meetings. We are a friendly crowd and during the evening there is time for socialising over a tea or coffee during a break. This advances one of the Society’s aims of promoting friendships and community spirit. |
Fakenham Parish Church
Fakenham Parish Church is the centre of a thriving congregation, serving the community. Open every day of the year, the church welcomes many thousands of visitors each year; also as a Diocesan ‘Gateway Church’ it helps visitors to enjoy the towns and the surrounding glorious Norfolk coast. |
Fakenham Town Council Website
Fakenham Town Council website is where you can find out about the town council's responsibilities and the councillors and committees you need to contact along with links to other useful local government information. The Fakenham Town Council website has now been redesigned to work in conjunction with other town sites. |
Stanhoe
Stanhoe is a typical small West Norfolk village with a history dating back over 1,200 years. The Stanhoe village website is packed with useful, up-to-date information which not only benefits the community but is useful to visitors, too. The local history section shows the village both past and present through old photographs, documents and through sound recordings of people’s memories. |
Gressenhall
Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse takes you on a fascinating journey through 400 years of Norfolk history. With a huge variety of indoor displays, beautiful grounds, historic workhouse and a traditional farm you will find plenty to see and do. The museum is a great day out whether you want to learn about the lives of Norfolk people in the past or relax and have a good time with your friends and family. You'll need a whole day to begin to discover all its wonders. |
Docking Heritage Group
Formed in 2007, the Docking Heritage Group’s aim is to research, record and present the history of Docking in a way that encourages others to take an interest in and appreciate their local heritage. Regular group meetings are held throughout the year together with an annual two day exhibition, which has proved very popular with local people and visitors. |
Britain from Above
More than 15,000 images from one of the earliest and most significant collections of aerial photography of the UK have been made freely accessible online to the public for the first time. Britain from Above, a new website launched by English Heritage and the Royal Commissions on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland and Wales, features some of the oldest and most valuable images of the Aerofilms Collection, a unique and important archive of over 1 million aerial photographs taken between 1919 and 2006. |
.The East Anglian Film Archive
In November 2011 the East Anglian Film Archive completed a major cataloguing and digitisation programme designed to enable far wider access to its holdings by the people of the East of England, and further afield. Direct links to some local Archive footage: - Disused Railways and Stations In Norfolk including glimpses of Fakenham East and West Stations.
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North Walsham & District Community Archive
North Walsham & District Community Archive was formally launched on the 5th June 2007. It was a joint project between the Norfolk County Council Cultural Services Departments of Adult Education, Libraries and Museums working in conjunction with the existing archives. However, the North Walsham archive has recently decided to host its own website, which is available for the people of North Walsham and the surrounding villages and also anybody wishing to find out more about the area. |
Norfolk Mills
'Norfolk Mills' is an extensive website containing a huge amount of historical and genealogical data of over 900 Norfolk mills coupled with over 2,200 photographs. In addition to an extensive network of links, Norfolk Mills has its own built-in search engine, which makes the task of searching quick and easy. Highly recommended. |
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WISEArchive
An online public archive about older people - their memories and experiences of their working lives. WISEArchive preserves the working life stories of people in the UK in order to recognise and value the contribution they have made to society: find stories of the working lives of older people, in a growing catalogue of occupations. |
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Created in-house by Fakenham & District Community Archive
Created in-house by Fakenham & District Community Archive