36-702: Loddon may refer to: Places [ edit ] Loddon, Norfolk in England, UK Shire of Loddon , a local government area in Victoria, Australia (since 1995) Bridgewater On Loddon, Victoria , a town in Victoria, Australia Rivers [ edit ] River Loddon , a tributary of the River Thames in Hampshire and Berkshire, England, UK Loddon River , Victoria, Australia Loddon River (Tasmania) ,
72-443: A boy martyr who was falsely claimed to have been crucified by Jews in the 12th century in one of the first blood libels . There is also a medieval baptismal font set high on three steps, however despite its shaft and bowl were originally carved and painted, they were defaced during periods of iconoclasm . The church is said to have possibly replaced an earlier Norman church and an even older one built by St Felix , Bishop of
108-594: A gentleman's rowing boat. Wherries were clinker-built with long overhanging bows so that patrons could step ashore dryshod before landing stages were built along the river. It is the long angled bow that distinguishes the wherry and skiff from the gig and cutter which have steeper bows following the rise of the Royal Navy , and the building of landing stages. The use of wherries on the River Cam in Cambridge
144-774: A good spot for bird watching. In 2005, Loddon was chosen to represent Norfolk in the National Calor Village of the Year Competition. In December 2005 representatives from Loddon, including local business woman Caroline Dwen and Lady Kate Hartland, went to London to the National Presentation Ceremony where the town had won the first prize for the East Region. Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC East and ITV Anglia . Television signals are received from
180-481: A great storm followed a very wet summer, so when the heavy rain came that night the ground was too waterlogged to let the rain drain away. According to the Eastern Daily Press it had been Norfolk's wettest ever September day. The torrential rain was accompanied by thunder and lightning and many roads were many inches deep in water. The first tier of local government is Loddon Parish Council. The parish
216-502: A long walk to school, which could be impossible in bad weather. This building was used as a school until 1969. Previous industries included egg packing and corn grinding. Loddon also had a gas and brick works. Nowadays the north of the town has many boatyards situated on the River Chet. These provide yachtsmen and hire boat crews during the season and together with the boat-building and letting yards, make an important contribution to
252-642: A particular type of lighter used on the River Tyne largely in connection with the coal trade. The last complete example Elswick No.2 is owned by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums service. There is a well documented study of the last surviving wrecked examples as surveyed in 2009. There is firm attestation that the term was used in the Irish Sea. Vessels like "Manx wherries" and "shell wherries" (the latter evidently based in Kirkcudbright for
288-459: A portion of the roadway was washed away and soon afterwards part of the bridge caved in. The footbridge across the river between the two industrial sites disappeared downstream. The mill was in great jeopardy and forty men worked hard to preserve as much of the road as possible. The piling and the banks of the Chet were washed away and some of the wherries broke their moorings . On 12 September 1968
324-542: A private school on the east side of Bridge Street. By 1856 it was decided to build a new school in Loddon for 180 pupils on the site of the old guildhall on Church Plain. Two-thirds of the cost was to come from the Town Estates, which was revenue derived from the renting of Town Farm and other town lands. The rest came from public subscription and an appeal was set up to raise money from the community. The eventual result
360-660: A regular term used for a boat as the Coverdale Bible of 1535 speaks of "All whirry men, and all maryners vpo the see…" in the Book of Ezekiel . Wherries along the tideway in London were water taxis operated by watermen and in Elizabethan times their use was widespread. A wherry could be rowed by two men with long oars or by a single waterman using short oars or 'sculls'. An Act of Parliament in 1555 specified that
396-514: A river in Tasmania, Australia See also [ edit ] Loddon Nature Reserve , near Twyford, Berkshire, England London , England Shire of East Loddon , an historic local government area in Victoria, Australia (1864-1995) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
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#1732766180103432-430: A straight stem, a wineglass stern and usually carvel planked (smooth sides). John Gardner writes that the single characteristic that distinguishes a wherry is its flat bottom that allows the boat to ground out in an upright position and serves as a shoe for dragging the boat up and down the beach. The boat usually has two seats, one for the rower, and one in the stern sheets for the passenger, although longer ones can have
468-426: A wherry should be "22½ feet long and 4½ wide 'amidships'". and could carry up to five passengers. According to one account concerning Shakespeare's Globe Theatre , "Patrons were transported across the River Thames to Southwark by 'wherry boats'. At one time over two thousand wherries made their way to and from the theatre district." During the eighteenth century rowing competitions for watermen became established on
504-454: Is home to three state schools: Loddon Infant and Nursery, Loddon Junior and Hobart High School , one of the few schools in the country to have a ' classroom of the future '. There is also Loddon nursery school education. An independent school Langley School , lies just to the North of Loddon at Langley Park . The first records about schooling in Loddon mention the school in what is now called
540-450: Is one of the earliest recorded buildings in the town. It was built of weatherboard with a pantiled roof, and was situated quite close to the centre of the town. The mill pool was never very big, but was apparently a widened and deepened Y-shaped section of river up stream of the mill. This produced adequate power for the miller to meet the needs of the local farmers and villagers. The mill still retains 19th-century milling equipment. When
576-857: Is used for many groups as is the Loddon and Chedgrave Jubilee Hall and other halls in the community. There is a local football team called Loddon United. The team plays at The Playing Field, Jubilee Hall (locally referred to as 'The Jub'), Georges Lane, Loddon. There is also a youth football club, Loddon Grasshoppers, with teams for under 8s up to under 16s, including an under 13s girls team. Loddon Ladies Hockey, Loddon Squash Club, White Dolphins Swimming for children, Loddon and Hales Cricket Club, Loddon Bowls Club, Loddon Community Gym, Short tennis, Short Mat Bowls, Badminton, Tumble Tots, Excelsior Keep Fit for over 50s, Tennis Club, Tennis Coaching, Junior Gymnastics, Junior Karate, Fencing, Volleyball, Pilates, Aerobics, Junior Trampoline, Medau Keep Fit, Indoor Bowls, Funky Feet Ballet, Yoga, Running Club, Darts and Walking with
612-469: Is within the areas of South Norfolk District Council and the Broads Authority . Loddon has many fine buildings; from the 15th-century parish church of Holy Trinity, through the 18th-century "Loddon House" (originally a mental institution ), to "Farthing Green House", which is a good example of Georgian architecture . The town centre of Loddon, a designated conservation area, is dominated by
648-751: The River Chet , a tributary of the River Yare within The Broads . The name "Loddon" is thought to mean muddy river in Celtic in reference to the Chet. The earliest written mention of Loddon (Lodne) is in the will of Ælfric Modercope written in 1042 or 1043. In the will Ælfric split his land holdings in Loddon, Bergh Apton and Barton between the Bishops of Bury , Ely and St Benet of Holme. Ælfric held 450 acres (1.8 km ) of land in Loddon and
684-515: The Tacolneston TV transmitter. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Norfolk , Heart East , Kiss , and Greatest Hits Radio East (formerly Radio Norwich 99.9 ). The town is served by the local newspaper, Beccles & Bungay Journal including the regional newspaper, Eastern Daily Press . The A146 bypasses Loddon heading north-east to Norwich and south-east to Beccles and Lowestoft . The route east to Great Yarmouth lies along
720-497: The B1136 and A143 . Both First Norfolk & Suffolk and Konectbus provide bus services to Norwich and Lowestoft via Beccles. Ambassador Travel runs services to Thurlton , Seething , Norwich and Great Yarmouth. The Broads system of waterways is connected to the River Chet and mooring is available to the east of the town. A wide variety of sport is on offer in Loddon and the close surrounding area. The Hobart High School gym
756-550: The East Angles , about 630. There was a mill mentioned at Loddon in the Domesday Book of 1086, and a watermill at Chedgrave in the early 1330s, but there is no evidence for the sites of these mills. The present mill, Loddon watermill near the town centre which is no longer functioning, was built in the 18th century with the river diverted to run underneath it. Loddon watermill was sometimes known as Chedgrave mill and
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#1732766180103792-536: The Grand Aquatic Regatta of the inhabitants of Queenhithe ", when "a handsome Wherry" and other prizes were contended for by "six of the free watermen belonging to those stairs". In 1820 there were still 3,000 wherries plying on the Thames, while in the same year there were only 1,200 hackney coaches. As late as 1829, the usual means of crossing the river from Westminster to Vauxhall was by boat, but
828-499: The Holy Trinity Church dates from 1490 by Sir James Hobart who lived at Hales Hall , and was Attorney General to King Henry VII . The outside of the building is faced with flintwork and the interior contains a hammerbeam roof, Jacobean pulpit , early Edwardian pews with carved poppy-head ends, several table-top tombs, an ancient poor-box and a panel on the painted rood screen which shows William of Norwich ,
864-624: The Loddon and Chedgrave District Society. Wherry A wherry is a type of boat that was traditionally used for carrying cargo or passengers on rivers and canals in England , and is particularly associated with the River Thames and the River Cam . They were also used on the Broadland rivers of Norfolk and Suffolk . London passenger wherries evolved into the Thames skiff ,
900-516: The Priest's room in the Holy Trinity Church in 1781. The 19th century saw considerable changes, including a rise in the population and consequently in the number of children. It also saw a rise in the popularity of nonconformist religions and a certain amount of competition in the provision of education for the young. As well as the established schools there were several private schools in the town at one time or another. The 1851/61/71 census figures show
936-604: The Thames, and the prize was often a new wherry. The Sporting Magazine describes an event on 6 August 1795 as "the contest for the annual wherry given by the Proprietors of Vauxhall by six pairs of oars in three heats". In 1822 Bell's Life reported on a contest on 30 June between eight watermen belonging to the Temple Stairs for "a prize wherry given by the gentlemen of the Inns of Court " and on 31 July "the anniversary of
972-513: The economy of the town. Loddon also has a small industrial area situated at the south of the town. Engineering and other industries sited on this industrial estate provide employment for local people. However, Express Plastics, one of the major employers has recently moved to Beccles . The site is to become a small housing estate. A famous East Anglian company Anglian Bus started in Loddon in 1986 before expansion resulted in moving to Beccles . The Loddon and District Business Association, which
1008-558: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Loddon&oldid=1154557792 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Loddon, Norfolk Loddon is a town and civil parish in Norfolk, England, about 12 miles (19 km) south-east of Norwich . The town lies on
1044-402: The lower height of the rig, they were more manageable in strong winds. The east coast Wherries from Rush, Skerries and Balbriggan were famously decked, clincher built, and schooner rigged. Many of them travelled as far as Scotland and some were even employed in the smuggling trade.By 1866 they had been replaced by more efficient boats of carvel construction. The term "wherry" or "wherrie" was
1080-421: The mill was built it was found that the best position for it involved diverting the river Chet to the south of its natural course. This involved considerable effort and expense and in times of severe flood the river attempts to revert to its original channel. The Old Town Hall was commissioned by a private company and the petty session hearings were held in there for the first time on 10 August 1870. Loddon
1116-464: The shell fishery) are recorded in the early 19th century. Three shell wherries at least were active in 1810 and known to be of 10–12 tons and clinker built. Wherries were used by the fishermen of Skerries and other ports of the Irish sea north of Dublin in the 18th and 19th century. These wherries generally had two or three masts with a mainsail on the aft mast, and a foresail on the forward mast. Due to
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1152-770: The wherryman's trade came to an end when new bridges were built and cheap steamboats were put on the river. In North America, particularly in the Penobscot Bay region of the Gulf of Maine , wherries became the preferred boat for the longshore Atlantic salmon fishery. The Lincolnville Salmon Wherry, the Rhodes Wherry, the Duck Trap Wherry, and the Christmas Wherry are still being built for recreational use. They are generally long and narrow, with
1188-488: Was a flint faced Gothic Revival building which is still used today as the Loddon Branch Library. The school term started in 1858 (although the building does not appear to have been finished until 1859), when 99 children from 3–13 years old were entered. Many would not stay at school long, nor attend regularly as the need to supplement the family income when possible could not be ignored. Many children had
1224-548: Was by far the biggest landowner. His manor house is believed to have been close by the church overlooking the river and the fields are known as Manor Yards. The Parish Council adopted Ælfric for Loddon's town sign in 1961 and the bronze statue still stands on Farthing Green. Although Loddon and Chedgrave have been flooded many times through history, the worst or at least the best documented occasions were in August 1912 and September 1968. At about midnight on 27 August 1912
1260-528: Was common and is described by Daniel Defoe in his journey through England. The use of wherries on the River Cam preceded the popularity of punting by Cambridge University students. By the late 18th century, a name was given to the Norfolk wherry , a kind of sailing barge with large sails which was developed to replace an earlier cargo boat, the Norfolk Keel. The term wherry is also associated with
1296-538: Was formed in 2011, represents all businesses in the area both micro and multimillion-pound industry. They work together to enhance the community life and ensure that growth increases and the facilities needed in a community of this size are met. Today the River Chet is one of the focal points for boating tourism within the southern Broads area and is the only such centre within South Norfolk District. Further downriver still can be found Hardley Flood,
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