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From Dyke Hills c1965.

Balsham is situated at the opposite end of Fleam Dyke to Fulbourn. Fleam Dyke is a three mile long earthwork built in the 7th century to defend East Anglia from the Mercians.

This is the area of Offa's Dyke Path; it is named after the 8th-century Mercian king who built a dyke from the Severn to the Dee to shut the Welsh out.

The town's name in Welsh is Tref y Clawdd, meaning 'the town on the dyke', and indeed it is located on Offa's Dyke, that great earthwork that separated the Welsh from the English tribes of King Offa.

Bourne, at the junction where two Roman roads met, had a Roman station to guard the Car Dyke, the great Roman dyke 56 miles long and still surviving for long stretches.

This is the area of Offa's Dyke Path; it is named after the 8th-century Mercian king who built a dyke from the Severn to the Dee to shut the Welsh out.

Bourne, at the junction where two Roman roads met, had a Roman station to guard the Car Dyke, the great Roman dyke 56 miles long and still surviving for long stretches.

The Devil's Dyke was immensely popular with visitors to Brighton, who relished the fresh air and the long views across the Weald.

The village lies along the line of Fleam Dyke, an ancient defensive earthwork.

A double-dyked earthwork guards this headland, a settlement older than Christchurch. It was close by that the Roman invaders landed, founding a town close to the mouths of the Stour and the Avon.

Even before the Danes, Iron Age man built a huge earthwork known as Danes Dyke.

The Devil's Dyke was a popular destination, allegedly dug by the Devil to flood the Weald.

Eels used to be commonly found in the Broads rivers, but there is now only one hut remaining at Kandel Dyke above Potter Heigham. Notice the nets to the left of the hut.

The late 18th-century left-hand mill has lost its cap, but the 1820 Thurne Dyke mill on the right was beautifully restored in 1955.

The late 18th-century left-hand mill has lost its cap, but the 1820 Thurne Dyke mill on the right was beautifully restored in 1955.

To the left of the flagpole can be seen a pier of the Dyke cable car, which stretched across the valley. This vertigo- inducing ride lasted from 1894 to 1907.

The thatched cottages were erected in 1828 by Sir Thomas Dyke Acland for his retired estate workers. Many of the cottages have survived, retaining their original charm.

The Romans farmed here and constructed massive dykes that still perform a role in safeguarding the region's interests.?They also founded the port of Romney.

The Fleet Dyke flows from the River Bure to South Walsham Broad. A break in the storm cloud allows the evening sun to cast shadows on the rippling water, a sight not uncommon on the Broads.

The Dyke is here almost as wide as a river, and allows a sail cruiser to tack across. Several holidaymakers on a hired motor cruiser watch the skilful sailing manoeuvre.

Because of the many dykes and staithes around the edges of the Broad, small sailing boats are the handiest for exploration.

Further south, the High Street becomes Brook Street as it heads towards the unromantically named Hog Dyke. To the right are the walls and gate piers of the Methodist Church built in 1874.

The thatched cottages were erected in 1828 by Sir Thomas Dyke Acland for his retired estate workers. Many of the cottages have survived, retaining their original charm.

Garboldisham is steeped in ancient history: there is a defensive earth work here known as the Devil's Dyke, and a mound traditionally supposed to be the grave of Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni.