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5 unusual facts about Mousehold Heath


Caston

Charles Rackham Gilman served as the first Chairman of Conservators of Mousehold Heath, which was donated to the City Council during Gilman's mayoralty.

Norwich International Airport

The first Norwich airport was set up on a former First World War aerodrome on Mousehold Heath under what is now the Heartsease housing estate.

Vinegar Pond

Vinegar Pond is located on Mousehold Heath, Norwich, Norfolk.

William de Turbeville

On four different occasions he had the boy's remains transferred to more honourable places, and in 1168 erected a chapel in his honor in Mousehold Wood, where the boy's body was said to have been found.

William of Norwich

On Easter Saturday, the twelve year old William's body was found in Mousehold Heath, part of Thorpe Wood, outside Norwich.



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