Culture, Rivers and River Systems in England and Wales, East Anglia Rivers, River Waveney

The River Waveney rises at Redgrave and Lopham Fen, Norfolk [Map] from where it flows past BressIngham, Norfolk [Map], Diss, Norfolk [Map], Scole, Norfolk [Map], Oakley, Norfolk [Map], Hoxne, Norfolk [Map] where it is joined by the Norfolk River Dove, St Margaret's Church, Syleham [Map], Brockdish, Norfolk [Map], Needham, Norfolk [Map], All Saint's Church, Mendham [Map], Homersfield, Norfolk [Map], Flixton, Suffolk [Map], Bungay, Norfolk [Map], Wainford, Norfolk [Map], EllIngham, Norfolk [Map], Geldeston, Norfolk [Map], Beccles, Norfolk [Map], Aldeby, Norfolk [Map] and Burgh St Peter, Norfolk [Map]. Here it continues past Somerleyton, Norfolk [Map] and Saint Olaves, Norfolk [Map] to join the River Yare at Burgh Castle, Norfolk [Map]. After Burgh St Peter, Norfolk [Map] it is also joined by the Oulton Dyke that joins it to the Oulton Broad, Norfolk [Map] that then becomes Lake Lothing, Norfolk [Map] that then becomes Lowestoft Inner Harbour [Map] where it joins the North Sea.

Burgh Castle Roman Fort, Norfolk [Map] is a Roman shore fort where the River Waveney meets the River Yare. One of nine constructed around 250AD to hold troops as a defence against Saxon raids up the rivers of the east and south coasts of southern Britain.

It was possibly known as Gariannonum, although the single record, the Notitia Dignitatum, a Roman Army "order of battle", may perhaps be referring to the Roman site at Caister-on-Sea [Map].