Potter Heigham
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Potter Heigham is a village on the River Thurne in Norfolk, England within The Broads National Park.
It is famed for its medieval bridge, believed to date from 1385. The bridge is famous for being the most difficult to navigate in the Broads. The bridge opening is so narrow that only small cruisers can pass through it, and then only at low water, usually with the help of a pilot which is free for holiday craft in the summer.
A modern roadbridge is close by.
The village is part of the Ludham - Potter Heigham NNR, a National Nature Reserve.
Potter Heigham church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of fishermen and children and dates from the 1200's. Inside there are several murals and it is famed for its hammerbeam roof. When the roof was re-thatched it required about 1850 bundles of reed.