Herringfleet
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Herringfleet is a small village on the River Waveney, between Somerleyton and St. Olaves in Suffolk, England within The Broads National Park.
Herringfleet was occupied by the Roman Empire, and archaeologists have made a number of finds, including a Roman bronze 'patera', a 'soup ladle' vessel with the maker's name 'Quattenus' on the handle, and a Roman nether mill-stone of trachyte, originally imported from Saxony or Koblenz on the Rhine.
Herringfleet is known for its Norman church, built in several parts over the past millenia. Its round tower is indicative of many East Anglian churches dating from the period.
There is also evidence of a Saxon manor house on the site of the present-day Manor Farm.
In the Middle Ages, Herringfleet was governed by the Priory at St Olaves.
Herringfleet Mill is a timber smock drainpipe windpump in full working order.
