Mundham

The River Chet is a small river in South Norfolk, England, a tributary of the River Yare. It rises in Poringland and flows eastwards through Alpington, Bergh Apton, Thurton and Loddon. At Loddon it passes under the A146 through Loddon Mill and into Loddon Staithe. From this point onwards the river is navigable. It then passes Hardley Flood to the north, a nature reserve part-managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. The river finally joins the River Yare one mile west of Reedham at Hardley Cross, erected in 1676,[3] which marks the ancient boundary between the City of Norwich and the Borough of Great Yarmouth. The total navigable length is some 3½ miles.[4] Fishing is permitted between Loddon and Hardley Cross, bream and roach being the most common catch.[5]

Mundham Magna was the smaller but denser, northern area of Mundham until the unification in ?.St Peter's Church, the ruins of St Ethelbert's Church and Mundham house are situated within Mundham Magna.

St Peter's is most remarkable for its Norman south doorway, a festival of scrolls, leaves, zigzags and rolls. Inside there is beautifully carved wooden Rood Screen and a stone font. It is situated in the extreme west of Mundham, and was founded sometime before 1185.

Loddon Rd, Norwich NR14 6EH Coordinates: 52.530433, 1.426363

In the center of Mundham, a little wooded copse hides the ruins of St Ethelbert. In summer, it is virtually impossible to find this ruin. If searching, you will find the ground falls suddenly away, that is the edge of the former graveyard, then there are three pillars of flint and stone topped by shaggy outcrops of elder, Two form the east wall either side of a window, while the third formed part of the north wall. There are surviving blocks of stone in the former east window outline, and a putlog hole to the right of it. For a building of which virtually nothing now survives, St Ethelbert has a fairly recent redundancy date of 1749. Well into the 19th century it was possible for antiquarians to date it as a largely 13th/14th century building.

Loddon Rd, Norwich NR14 6EJ Coordinates: 52.527897, 1.436276

Mundham House is an 18th century brick house that was extended and altered in the 19th and 20th centuries. The house has sash windows, a central pedimented door and an elaborately tiled lavatory dating to about 1800. The stables also date to the 18th or early 19th century and have lunette windows.

Thwaite Rd, Norwich NR14 6FD Coordinates: 52.526019, 1.440007

Mundham Parva was the larger, significantly sparser, southern area of Mundham until the unification in ?.