Norwich Over the Water

The area covered by the medieval leet of Ultra Aquam, from Hudson's map of Norwich (1892)

Norwich Over the Water (originally Ultra Aquam) was a medieval district or court leet within the English city of Norwich, one of the four courts in the city used to deal with offences by petty criminals. The term was later used as the name for the city's northernmost electoral district, until reorganisation occurred during the 1830s.

Norwich Over the Water has since been used as an unofficial name for the part of the city centre that lies north of the River Wensum, as well as by local community groups aiming to improve the infrastructure in that part of the city.


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