Wroxham Broad is an area of open water alongside the River Bure near the village of Wroxham in Norfolk, England within The Broads National Park. The Norfolk Broads were formed by the flooding of ancient peat workings. Wroxham Broad has an area of 34.4 hectares (85 acres) and a mean depth of 1.3 metres. It lies to the west of the Bure, with two navigable openings between river and broad. The village and broad lie in an area of fairly intensive agriculture, with areas of wet woodland adjoining the broad and river.[1]
Since 1937, under lease from the Trafford estate, the broad has been home to the Norfolk Broads Yacht Club.[2] Visiting boats are not allowed to land, but navigation is allowed.
52°41′55″N1°25′7″E / 52.69861°N 1.41861°E / 52.69861; 1.41861Between 2000 and 2005 the island between the two channels linking Wroxham Broad to the Bure underwent restoration to stop erosion and improve the island's ecology, which had become degraded. The project was a joint initiative involving the Broads Authority, Norfolk Broads Yacht Club and the local landowner, Trafford Estates. Scrub was cleared and a stretch of piling installed, allowing sedge, reed and rush to grow back. By 2005 it was reported that more birds, including kingfishers, were nesting on the island and the rare Cetti's warbler was often spotted. Greater numbers of ducks, including pochard and tufted ducks, now wintered nearby and there was a greater profusion of wild flowers and marsh flora including orchids. During the course of the work, in 2004, volunteers came across an unexploded Second World War hand grenade in the dredgings, which was exploded by an army bomb disposal team.[3]
Close to Wroxham Broad stands the early 18th century Broad House, a Queen Anne styleestate house and formerly the seat of the local land-owning Trafford family. In 2006, it became a well-regarded 'boutique' hotel which closed in late 2010. There are proposals that it be reclassified as a single dwelling.
Alfred John Norman Chamberlin (1822-1883), and his wife Betsy, owned the Broad House property and most of the Wroxham Broad, before the Traffords acquired it after Alfred's death about 1885. People flocked to their property to watch the Wroxham Regatta. (See painting "Wroxham Regatta -1868" by Claude Nursey.) Alfred had inherited the 300 acre property about 1858 from his unmarried cousin, Elizabeth Foulsham (1774-1857). She had inherited it from her unmarried half-brother, William Buckle (1765-1840) who had inherited it from his maternal grandfather, John Howse (d. 1817). Howse's forebears had owned the property since 1735. Prior owners have been recorded back to 1593.
There is a locomotive at the Bure Valley Railway in Norfolk which is named after Wroxham Broad.
Wroxham Regatta 1868 view from Broad House by Claude L. Nursey
wroxham, broad, area, open, water, alongside, river, bure, near, village, wroxham, norfolk, england, within, broads, national, park, norfolk, broads, were, formed, flooding, ancient, peat, workings, area, hectares, acres, mean, depth, metres, lies, west, bure,. Wroxham Broad is an area of open water alongside the River Bure near the village of Wroxham in Norfolk England within The Broads National Park The Norfolk Broads were formed by the flooding of ancient peat workings Wroxham Broad has an area of 34 4 hectares 85 acres and a mean depth of 1 3 metres It lies to the west of the Bure with two navigable openings between river and broad The village and broad lie in an area of fairly intensive agriculture with areas of wet woodland adjoining the broad and river 1 Wroxham BroadLocationNear Wroxham Norfolk EnglandCoordinates52 42 06 N 1 24 17 E 52 70167 N 1 40472 E 52 70167 1 40472TypeFreshwater lakePrimary inflowsRiver BurePrimary outflowsRiver BureBasin countriesUnited KingdomSurface area34 4 hectares 85 acres Average depth1 3 meters 4 3 feet mean Since 1937 under lease from the Trafford estate the broad has been home to the Norfolk Broads Yacht Club 2 Visiting boats are not allowed to land but navigation is allowed 52 41 55 N 1 25 7 E 52 69861 N 1 41861 E 52 69861 1 41861 Between 2000 and 2005 the island between the two channels linking Wroxham Broad to the Bure underwent restoration to stop erosion and improve the island s ecology which had become degraded The project was a joint initiative involving the Broads Authority Norfolk Broads Yacht Club and the local landowner Trafford Estates Scrub was cleared and a stretch of piling installed allowing sedge reed and rush to grow back By 2005 it was reported that more birds including kingfishers were nesting on the island and the rare Cetti s warbler was often spotted Greater numbers of ducks including pochard and tufted ducks now wintered nearby and there was a greater profusion of wild flowers and marsh flora including orchids During the course of the work in 2004 volunteers came across an unexploded Second World War hand grenade in the dredgings which was exploded by an army bomb disposal team 3 Close to Wroxham Broad stands the early 18th century Broad House a Queen Anne style estate house and formerly the seat of the local land owning Trafford family In 2006 it became a well regarded boutique hotel which closed in late 2010 There are proposals that it be reclassified as a single dwelling Alfred John Norman Chamberlin 1822 1883 and his wife Betsy owned the Broad House property and most of the Wroxham Broad before the Traffords acquired it after Alfred s death about 1885 People flocked to their property to watch the Wroxham Regatta See painting Wroxham Regatta 1868 by Claude Nursey Alfred had inherited the 300 acre property about 1858 from his unmarried cousin Elizabeth Foulsham 1774 1857 She had inherited it from her unmarried half brother William Buckle 1765 1840 who had inherited it from his maternal grandfather John Howse d 1817 Howse s forebears had owned the property since 1735 Prior owners have been recorded back to 1593 There is a locomotive at the Bure Valley Railway in Norfolk which is named after Wroxham Broad Wroxham Regatta 1868 view from Broad House by Claude L NurseyIn literature editThe Broad features in Coot Club and The Big Six two books by Arthur Ransome set in the Norfolk Broads References edit Wroxham Broad www ecn ac uk Archived from the original on 28 September 2011 Norfolk Broads Yacht Club http www nbyc co uk Wroxham Broad island restored in innovative partnership project Broads Authority This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Wroxham Broad news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2009 template removal help nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wroxham Broad nbsp This Norfolk location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wroxham Broad amp oldid 1180247537, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
