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PLAQUE 19:
​Town Sign

Holt Owl Trail Plaque 19 Town Sign
Town sign Holt Owl Trail
Holt town sign
Legend Holt Owl Trail
Brass plaque reveals Holt owl legend

The legend of the Holt Owl...


The legend associated with the Holt Owl can be found inscribed on the brass plaque attached to the bottom of the Town Sign. 

The name ‘Holt’ derives from the Anglo-Saxon word for ‘wood’.

The town would have been a natural place for a settlement as Holt is located at a high level on the Cromer-Holt ridge at a point where two ancient byways crossed.

The town is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 and described as a market town benefitting from its port at Cley-next-the-Sea. It was recorded as a viable, thriving settlement with five watermills and twelve plough teams.
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Please take care when crossing New Street to Plaque 20.

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