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February 2016

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Thetford Warren Lodge
History & Heritage

Thetford Warren Lodge

Just over a mile from Thetford, heading towards Brandon, you’ll find the ruins of Thetford Warren Lodge on the left hand side of the road.

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Thetford Town Crier
History & Heritage

Thetford Town Crier

One of the fine traditions of the past is continued today by the Thetford Town Crier, Mike Wabe. Each Saturday from the first Saturday in May

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Castle Hill Thetford
History & Heritage

Castle Hill

The earthworks at Castle Hill have been dated to a number of periods, and local folklore even links it to the Devil. Castle Hill motte

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Knettishal Heath Peddars Way and Angles Way
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Knettishall Heath

Breckland is one of the UK’s biodiversity hotspots and the designation of much of Knettishall Heath as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) reflects

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Duleep Singh statue in Thetford
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Maharajah Duleep Singh

Thetford has a close connection with Duleep Singh, the last Maharajah of the Punjab, and the first Sikh to settle in Britain. Duleep Singh’s second son,

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Angles Way at Knettishall Heath
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Angles Way

Angles Way is a 93 mile walking trail following the county boundary of Norfolk and Suffolk, gently meandering from Great Yarmouth through to Thetford. After

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Thomas Paine Thetford
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Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine, the greatest thinker of his age, was born and educated in Thetford and was the first champion of the Rights of Man. “History

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Cluniac Priory in Thetford
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Thetford Priory

Visit the extensive remains of Thetford Priory one of the most important East Anglian monasteries, the Cluniac Priory of Our Lady of Thetford and the burial

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