River Cong (Norfolk)
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The River Cong is in the west of the county of Norfolk
. Its is a tributary of the River Babingley
. The spring rises in a meadow pool on the Hillington
side of Manor Farm, Congham
. From here the river flows through the wood and over a small waterfall, where in the past it powered all the machinery within the Congham Oil Mill , which is now known as Congham Lodge.
where they were ground into fertiliser. Some of the whale bones remain as ornaments at Congham Lodge to this day. The waterfall that drove the mill still remains. There would have been a horrendous smell especially in the summer, which was why the mill was situated away from King's Lynn itself. The Cong then flows on under the A148
and joins the Babingley close by the Gatton Waters caravan site.
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
. Its is a tributary of the River Babingley
River Babingley
The Babingley is a minor river in the northwest of the county Norfolk in England. It runs from its source at the village of Flitcham to the River Great Ouse at Wootton Marshes were it terminates....
. The spring rises in a meadow pool on the Hillington
Hillington
Hillington can refer to:* Hillington, Glasgow, Scotland* Hillington, Norfolk, England...
side of Manor Farm, Congham
Congham
Congham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some 10 km west of the town of King's Lynn and 55 km west of the city of Norwich....
. From here the river flows through the wood and over a small waterfall, where in the past it powered all the machinery within the Congham Oil Mill , which is now known as Congham Lodge.
Congham Oil Mill
The mill was built for the use of processing Whales. Whales were transported from Kings Lynn docks by horse and wagon.The mill produced oil from whale blubber. The resultant whale bones were then taken by road to Narborough Bone MillNarborough Bone Mill
Narborough Bone Mill was a watermill that operated on the River Nar in the west of the English county of Norfolk. The watermill was downstream of the village of Narborough...
where they were ground into fertiliser. Some of the whale bones remain as ornaments at Congham Lodge to this day. The waterfall that drove the mill still remains. There would have been a horrendous smell especially in the summer, which was why the mill was situated away from King's Lynn itself. The Cong then flows on under the A148
A148 road
The A148 is an English A road entirely in the county of Norfolk. It runs from King's Lynn to Cromer via Fakenham which it bypasses to the north.-King’s Lynn starting point:...
and joins the Babingley close by the Gatton Waters caravan site.