Malthouse Broad

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Malthouse Broad
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Malthouse Broad in April 2011 from Ranworth church tower
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Malthouse Broad
Location Norfolk Broads
Coordinates 52°40′47″N1°29′22″E / 52.67972°N 1.48944°E / 52.67972; 1.48944 Coordinates: 52°40′47″N1°29′22″E / 52.67972°N 1.48944°E / 52.67972; 1.48944
Basin  countriesUnited Kingdom
Max. length0.64 km (0.40 mi)
Max. width0.25 km (0.16 mi)

Malthouse Broad is a broad (i.e., lake) at Ranworth in the Norfolk Broads.

The "Helen of Ranworth" is a traditional reedlighter, a boat that carried away the reed harvest. Now it ferries visitors from Malthouse Broad to Ranworth Broad. Commons-logo.svg Media related to Malthouse Broad at Wikimedia Commons


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