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  River Nar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The upper river navigation was promoted by Acts of 1790, 1791, 1800, 1806 and 1814.
River Ouse (Yorkshire): Between Lendal Bridge, York and Naburn Locks Cruiser on River
An act for Improving the navigation of the river was passed in 1806.
easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/River-Nar.html   (1116 words)

  
 River Nar Norfolk Broads East Anglia UK Norfolk Suffolk Local Interest Article
The Nar, a tributary of the Great Ouse which was already a major navigation, could be canalised to connect the village of Narborough to King's Lynn and beyond.
But when they packed up in 1932, the Nar river mouth became a mere mooring place, and with the building of a tidal sluice in the early 1980s, even that ceased.
And all the way up to Narborough, they can walk the embankments between which the straightened river was made to run and they can reflect that it was a good enough idea at the time but only until a better idea reduced it once again to a quiet backwater.
www.norfolkbroads.com /focus/boating/rivernar   (1082 words)

  
 River Nar Navigation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Although the River Nar was diverted slightly during the Middle Ages, it follows much the same natural route as it always has.
Following the river up stream from the bone mill, it bends eastward and directly south of Pentney Villa (at TF 740 131) the old OS map marks another sluice and this is clearly marked as something(!) on the old tithe map.
The river is surrounded by a maltings which straddled the river - in fact it still does though it is in a very poor state at present.
www.btinternet.com /~canals/canals/narriver.htm   (3469 words)

  
 NLHS - Nar Valley Way
The river is never far away with long stretches of riverside path to enjoy.
The Nar Valley supports a diverse range of habitats and wildlife and the river ecosystem is of particular interest.
The clear waters of the Nar have influenced the human occupation of the valley and there is much for the historian to discover, with evidence of a thousand years of settlement along the Way.
www.btinternet.com /~dick.coleman/nlhs/narvalleyway.htm   (529 words)

  
 River Nar Conservation Strategy - UK CHM
A framework of action to be undertaken by relevant government agencies to maintain and enhance the scientific interests of a river in the east of England which is afforded statutory protection.
The River Nar is one of 27 rivers in England and Wales which have been designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
The River Nar originates as a spring-fed stream west of Mileham in Norfolk and flows for 42 km before joining the River Great Ouse at Kings Lynn, where a sluice prevents the penetration of seawater at high tide.
www.chm.org.uk /detail.asp?m=815   (451 words)

  
 Norfolk Mills - Pentney
It is possible that the building took a change of use or at least an additional use by taking advantage of the opening of the Nar navigation in 1759.
However, navigation on the upper reaches of the Nar above Narborough Mill as far as West Acre was relatively short lived and had probably closed by 1810, although navigation to Narborough remained open until about 1885.
Up until the 1800s, the lane leading to priory was lined with houses, most of which had been built to house those working for, or trading with the priory.
www.norfolkmills.co.uk /Watermills/pentney.html   (316 words)

  
 Narcisse Prudhomme (Beau Fort) Plantation--Cane River National Heritage Area: A National Register of Historic Places ...
The Narcisse Prud’homme Plantation, or Beau Fort as it is better known, is an early Creole-influenced residence built sometime between 1790 and 1821 by Louis Barthelemy Rachal.
It is one of the oldest plantations along Cane River Lake and has had several owners.
The plantation was known as the Narcisse Prudhomme Plantation for nearly a century from 1830 (shortly after it’s construction) to 1925.
www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/caneriver/nar.htm   (330 words)

  
 Case studies - River nar ouse scheme, kings lynn
Case studies - River nar ouse scheme, kings lynn
Objective: Construct a 1.5km link road identified as the Nar Ouse regeneration route (NORR) across land that comprised derelict factories, a disused railway, marshland and the River Nar flood alleviation / drainage ditches.
Our solution: We manufactured and delivered four 4 No structures comprising of Y, T and UM prestressed beams.
www.tarmac.co.uk /precast/Casestudies-Rivernarouseschemekingslynn.aspx   (102 words)

  
 River Nar Norfolk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This is the river Nar, with the tide out, in King's Lynn.
This is at West Acre, here the Nar is shallow and clear.
this stretch of the river has a lot of Brown Trout in it.
www.fieldcentre.com /student4.htm   (56 words)

  
 Norfolk Countryside
It returns to the village following the River Nar, on part of the Nar Valley Way.
Much of the of the River Nar is a river valley Site of Special Scientific Interest and supports many interesting flowers, such as yellow rattle and meadowsweet.
The scenery is fantastic, the walk taking you through fields, meadows, common land and beside the river.
www.countrysideaccess.norfolk.gov.uk /walk-14.asp?id=14   (226 words)

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