Place:Coltishall, Norfolk, England

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NameColtishall
Alt namesCokereshalasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 188
Coketeshalasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 188
Colceteshalasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 188
TypeVillage
Coordinates52.733°N 1.367°E
Located inNorfolk, England
See alsoSouth Erpingham Hundred, Norfolk, Englandhundred in which it was located
Aylsham Rural, Norfolk, Englandrural district in which it was located 1894-1935
St. Faiths and Aylsham Rural, Norfolk, Englandrural district 1935-1974
Broadland District, Norfolk, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
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Coltishall is a village and civil parish on the River Bure, west of Wroxham, in the English county of Norfolk,[2] within the Norfolk Broads. The population at the 2011 UK Census had increased to 1,503 from 1,405 in 2001.

Coltishall was made a free town by King Henry III (1207-1272).

A complete history of the village and rectory up until the 1730s was compiled by Robert Parr, then the Rector. (Source:An Essay Towards A Topographical History of the County of Norfolk: Volume 6.

For 250 years Coltishall was a centre of the malting industry. Many Norfolk wherries (trading ships) were built here.

Between 1779 and 1912, it was possible to navigate the River Bure all the way to Aylsham, but now the limit of navigation for powered craft is just south of Coltishall.

The nearby RAF Coltishall played an important role during World War II, and afterwards, but was finally closed in December 2006. The site is now home to HMP Bure (a prison).

In 1935 Coltishall absorbed the neighbouring parish of Great Hautbois.

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