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 Airport Lane, around three miles (4.78 km) from the city centre. The A1270 Broadland Northway (also known as the Northern Distributor Road) links the airport to the A47 to Great Yarmouth in the east and Fakenham in the west as well as Norwich itself. Norwich Airport does not have a railway station; the nearest is Norwich railway station approximately away. Norwich Airport Norwich Airport is a small international airport in Hellesdon, Norfolk, England, north of Norwich. In 2014, Norwich Airport was the 29th busiest airport in the UK and busiest in the East Anglia region. Norwich Airport has a CAA Public