Norwich also records the site of an Anglo-Saxon church in Tombland, the site of the Saxon market place and the later Norman cathedral. Norwich continued to be a major centre for trade, the River Wensum being a convenient export route to the River Yare and Great Yarmouth, which served as the port for Norwich. Quern stones and other artefacts from Scandinavia and the Rhineland have been found during excavations in Norwich city centre. These date from the 11th century onwards. Norwich Castle was founded soon after the Norman Conquest. The Domesday Book records that 98 Saxon homes were demolished to make
Norwich Over the Water Norwich Over the Water Norwich Over the Water or the Silver Triangle is the name given to a district located in the north city centre of Norwich, England, that spreads outwards from the city centre towards Sprowston. The term "Silver Triangle" has also been used to refer to the large expanse of Victorian terraced north of Magdalen Street, after the city's other Victorian district, the Golden Triangle. Magdalen Street is a busy, cosmopolitan street home to many independent businesses, pubs and churches. The district lies within the borders of the ancient roads into Norwich, St Augustine's Street, across to Constitution