Tharston Past

The River Chet is a tributary of the River Yare. It rises in Poringland and then flows eastwards through Alpington, Bergh Apton, Thurton and Loddon. At Loddon it flows under the A146, through Loddon Mill and into Loddon Staithe. From here onwards the river is navigable for some 3&12frac; miles. To the north it passes Hardley Flood, a nature reserve managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. The river then joins the River Yare one mile from Reedham at Hardley Cross which marks the old boundary between the City of Norwich and the Borough of Great Yarmouth. More...

Below is information on some of the places the river passes though:

Loddon. The earliest written mention of Loddon (Lodne) is in the will of Ælfric Modercope written in 1042 or 1043. In the will Ælfric split his land holdings in Loddon, Bergh Apton and Barton between the Bishops of Bury, Ely and St. Benet of Holme. Ælfric held 450 acres (1.8 km2) of land in Loddon and was by far the biggest landowner. His manor house is believed to have been close by the church overlooking the river and the fields are known as Manor Yards. The Parish Council adopted Ælfric for Loddon's town sign in 1961 and the bronze statue still stands on Farthing Green. Although Loddon and Chedgrave has been flooded many times through history, the worst, or at least the best documented occasions were seen in August 1912 and September 1968. More...

The River Chet joins the River Yare upstream of Reedham