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3 unusual facts about Arminghall


Arminghall

Most of the houses in the village are located close to the church, which lies just west of the B1332 road from Norwich to Poringland.

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In 1929 a prehistoric timber circle and henge monument site was discovered 1½ miles (2½ km) northwest of Arminghall village by Gilbert Insall VC who had been taking air photos of the area in search of new archaeological sites.

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The site was visited a week later by O.G.S. Crawford, who pronounced it to be the Norwich Woodhenge but it was not until 1935 that it was first excavated, by Grahame Clark.


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