River Ainse (or Eyn)

River Ainse (Eyn)
Eade's Mill on the River Ainse(Eyn)
Location of the river mouth within Norfolk
Location
Country	England
State	Norfolk
Region	East of England
District	Broadland
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	near Heydon
• coordinates	52.7880°N 1.0917°E / 52.7880; 1.0917
• elevation	47 m (154 ft)
Mouth	River Wensum
• location	Lenwade
• coordinates	52°43′30″N 01°7′13.5″E
• elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Length	14.2 km (8.8 mi)

The River Ainse (or Eyn) is a small river in the county of Norfolk. It is a tributary of the River Wensum which it merges with at Lenwade. The River Ainse has several tributaries also.

Eade's watermill

The watermill located on the river at Great Witchingham is known as Eade's Mill. The mill was built in 1666. Until 1948 the waterwheel was still in working order. By 1972 the watermill was still being used as a hammer mill to grind up pig meal and was powered by electricity. Today, the watermill and its surrounding buildings are grade II listed. They consist of a red brick mill builing with an attached mill house, both with a roof of black galzed pantiles. Most of the visible remains date from the 18th century, as does a brick wall with coping stones linking the mill house to other outbuildings.

See also

• List of rivers of England