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Berney Arms is an isolated settlement on the north bank of the River Yare , close to Breydon Water in the English county of Norfolk . It is part of the civil parish of Reedham , is administered by the District of Broadland and lies within The Broads National Park . Berney Arms can only be reached by train, by boat or on foot; there is no road access. Berney Arms Railway Station is a request stop on the Norwich-Great Yarmouth Via Reedham Line . Access on foot involves walking the 3½ miles from Halvergate . Berney Arms takes its name from a local landowner, Thomas Trench Berney , probably via the name of the Berney Arms Public House which forms part of the tiny community. This serves Woodforde's Real Ale, brewed in nearby Woodbastwick . Besides the pub, the main focus is Berney Arms Mill, or, more correctly, Berney Arms Windpump . This is the tallest Windmill in Norfolk, a Scheduled Ancient Monument and in the care of English Heritage . The mill is 21m tall, and the span of the sails is about the same size. It has seven floors. It was built around 1870 by the Millwright firm of Stolworthy. At first, it was used to grind Cement Clinker . Later it was used as a Windpump to drain the marshland. The large scoop wheel is evidence of that use. The pump was in use until 1951 and has since become a major tourist attraction, bringing life and prosperity to this remotest of Broadland locations. Berney Marshes is a Nature Reserve in the care of the Royal Society For The Protection Of Birds (RSPB), and part of the Halvergate Marshes . The RSPB uses Ashtree Farm, the only other significant building in the settlement, as its local headquarters. Berney Arms Reach is the name for the part of the River Yare as it enters Breydon Water. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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