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Market Place, NORTH WALSHAM, NR28 9BP

After the arrival of Flemish weavers during the 14th century the village of North Walsham grew into a town, and by 1739 altogether 68 families were involved in producing the so-called light Walsham cloth, which was less heavy than the cloth made in the nearby village of Worstead. North Walsham was the centre of the Peasant's Revolt of 1381 and the final battle took place nearby - a 15th century stump cross was erected to mark the exact location > Image Many houses were destroyed in a fire in 1600. Thanks to the bypass built in 1977 heavy traffic is kept out of the town centre, where a weekly market is still being held.

After the arrival of Flemish weavers during the 14th century the village of North Walsham grew into a town, and by 1739 altogether 68 families were involved in producing the so-called light Walsham cloth, which was less heavy than the cloth made in the nearby village of Worstead. North Walsham was the centre of the Peasant's Revolt of 1381 and the final battle took place nearby - a 15th century stump cross was erected to mark the exact location > Image Many houses were destroyed in a fire in 1600. Thanks to the bypass built in 1977 heavy traffic is kept away from the town centre, where a weekly market is still being held.

Hippo displayed in the shop window of the drugstore on The Marketplace > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1327934.

Access to the Market Place from a nearby car park.

The drugstore, once the premises of Fred Randell, ironmongers > http://www.northwalshamarchive.co.uk/photo/fred-randell-outside-his-original-shop-premises-market-place-north-walsham on 5 Market Place, displays one of the 50 hippos in its shop window > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1327945. The town was busy on the last Saturday in May, the last day of the Hippo Hunt, the aim of which was to celebrate and promote all organisations, businesses, schools and groups in North Walsham. 50 hippos of different sizes were on display, in the streets or in shop windows, during half term week in May. They were painted by school children and teachers, by charities, professional organisations and local artists. The event was inspired by the Go! Elephants trail which took place in Norwich in summer 2008. On the 31st of May all hippos will be auctioned off in aid of local charities.

Thursday, market day and general election day too.

See also > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1328060. The town was busy on the last Saturday in May, the last day of the Hippo Hunt, the aim of which was to celebrate and promote all organisations, businesses, schools and groups in North Walsham. 50 hippos of different sizes were on display, in the streets or in shop windows, during half term week in May. They were painted by school children and teachers, by charities, professional organisations and local artists. The event was inspired by the Go! Elephants trail which took place in Norwich in summer 2008. On the 31st of May all hippos will be auctioned off in aid of local charities.