Loddon is a town and civil parish in Norfolk, England, about 12 miles (19 km) south-east of Norwich.

In the will Ælfric split his land holdings in Loddon, Bergh Apton and Barton between the Bishops of Bury, Ely and St Benet of Holme.

[2] The Parish Council adopted Ælfric for Loddon's town sign in 1961 and the bronze statue still stands on Farthing Green.

The mill was in great jeopardy and forty men worked hard to preserve as much of the road as possible.

The town centre of Loddon, a designated conservation area, is dominated by the Holy Trinity Church dates from 1490 by Sir James Hobart who lived at Hales Hall, and was Attorney General to King Henry VII.

The outside of the building is faced with flintwork and the interior contains a hammerbeam roof, Jacobean pulpit, early Edwardian pews with carved poppy-head ends, several table-top tombs, an ancient poor-box and a panel on the painted rood screen which shows William of Norwich, a boy martyr who was falsely claimed to have been crucified by Jews in the 12th century in one of the first blood libels.

There is also a medieval baptismal font set high on three steps, however despite its shaft and bowl were originally carved and painted, they were defaced during periods of iconoclasm.

The present mill, Loddon watermill near the town centre which is no longer functioning, was built in the 18th century with the river diverted to run underneath it.

When the mill was built it was found that the best position for it involved diverting the river Chet to the south of its natural course.

This involved considerable effort and expense and in times of severe flood the river attempts to revert to its original channel.

[3] The Old Town Hall was commissioned by a private company and the petty session hearings were held in there for the first time on 10 August 1870.

The eventual result was a flint faced Gothic Revival building which is still used today as the Loddon Branch Library.

These provide yachtsmen and hire boat crews during the season and together with the boat-building and letting yards, make an important contribution to the economy of the town.

Today the River Chet is one of the focal points for boating tourism within the southern Broads area and is the only such centre within South Norfolk District.

In December 2005 representatives from Loddon, including local business woman Caroline Dwen and Lady Kate Hartland, went to London to the National Presentation Ceremony where the town had won the first prize for the East Region.