Friars Quay (Norwich) the River Wensum itself. The immediate history however relates to the use of the site as a timber yard until it was made available for development. Jewsons Timber Yard was established by John Wilson Jewson who shipped in timbers by wherries from Great Yarmouth. In 1868 George Jewson purchased a 17th-century house in Colegate which was used as the headquarters of the business. His son Richard (1867 to 1949) established Jewsons as the largest timber merchants between the Thames and the Humber. Richard became Lord Mayor of Norwich in 1917. The land was purchased by Norwich City Council in 1970.
Norwich (CDP), Vermont River to Hanover, New Hampshire. Norwich (CDP), Vermont Norwich is a census-designated place (CDP) that comprises the central village of the town of Norwich, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 878, compared to 3,414 for the entire town of Norwich. Norwich is located in northeastern Windsor County. U.S. Route 5 passes through the village, connecting with Thetford to the north and White River Junction to the south. Interstate 91 forms the eastern edge of the CDP, with access to the village at Exit 13. Vermont Route 10A leads east from