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The River Stiffkey is a chalk stream running through an area of north Norfolk, England from its source near Swanton Novers to flow out into the North Sea on the north Norfolk coast near the town of Stiffkey. The river has been dredged historically, presumably for agricultural purposes, and has a self-sustaining population of brown trout. The river's source is a small wooded lake just north of the village of Swanton Novers, after which the river passes close to Fulmodeston, then north to pass through the village of Great Snoring, which is noted in the Domesday book as having a watermill. From Great Snoring〔"Rivers of East Anglia, By James Turner: Publisher: Cassell & Company Limited, 1954, Chapter III The Stiffkey.:AASIN B0007JD6TQ〕 it runs south past Thorpland Hall,〔 then north-west through East Barsham,〔 North Barsham and Houghton St Giles to the town of Little Walsingham. The Priory in Little Walsingham was built with stone from Northamptonshire which had been towed up the River Stiffkey in flat-bottomed barges. The priory had a watermill on the river but this was demolished early in the 20th century. From here it flows north past Great Walsingham, then through Wighton and Warham before passing through the village of Stiffkey and out to its estuary on Stiffkey Salt Marshes.〔 The area from Great Walsingham to Stiffkey is prone to flooding and was the subject of a severe flood warning in October 2004.〔 〕 ==Gallery== Image:River Stiffkey 5th April 2007 (10).JPG|The River Stiffkey at Warham Image:River Stiffkey 5th April 2007 (5).JPG|The river at Wighton Image:River Stiffkey in Stiffkey5th April 2007.JPG|The river as it flows through the village of Stiffkey Image:Stiffkey Salt Marsh 9,04,2007 (4).JPG|Stiffkey Salt Marsh and the mouth of the river 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「River Stiffkey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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