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as are also old woods, those for instance near Needhaua 

 Market. 



Of marsh land there is now, for the most part, no great 

 quantity, and much fen has entirely disappeared. The 

 valley of the Aide, however, is generally marshy, and the 

 marshes are in some places very extensive, the Lantern 

 marshes covering a considerable area. Marsh land 

 extends also up the valleys near the coast of other rivers, 

 in some cases for a considerable distance There is likewise 

 a quantity of marsh, but little or no fen-land between Scole 

 and Beccles. The fens, w hich once occupied a large district 

 about Mildenhall,* appear to have been drained in the early 

 years of the present century ; the peat remains in a dry form. 

 There is still much fen-land at Tuddenham, which extends 

 to other parishes on the banks of the Lark. Also at 

 Eedgrave, near the source of the Waveney ; at Hinderclay, 

 Thelnetham, and around Hopton on or near to the Little 

 Ouse, and at Aldeburgh there are considerable portions of 

 unreclaimed fen. Some years ago, I am informed, there 

 was a large district of "quaking" fen at Worlingham, 

 North Cove, and Barnby, but of late years a considerable 

 part of it has been drained, and converted into valuable 

 feedingland. The fen-land seems to be diminishing generally. 

 There are no moors anywhere, and none appear to have 

 ever existed in the county. f 



There are no mountains and no rocks, and even the hills 

 scattered about the county are few and inconsiderable. 

 A hilly district, known as Westleton Walks, once 

 covered by the sea, extends inland from the Dunwich 

 cliffs, of which it appears to be a continuation, 

 towards Theberton and Middleton. The hills are 

 irregular in form, and intersected by deep winding 

 valleys, they are covered with heath, brake, and furze. 

 A range of low furze-covered hills and grassy denes extends 



* The land about Mildenhall though f No moors, that is no high lands of 



drained, is still called Mildenhall Fen large extent, more or less boggy, on 



and is ' so marked on the maps. Fen which heath grows, but low peat-lands 



properly signifies corrupted water (see are sometimes called moors, for instance, 



Richardson's Diet, s.v.and tht quotations). Whelp Moor, on Mildenhall Fen. 



