It eventually merges, after 7.7 miles (12.4 km) with the River Bure at Ingworth just north of the Blickling Hall estate.

It is reputed but not confirmed that the forming of the pond may have been the early work of Humphry Repton, who, in 1778, lived close to the estate in Old Hall, Sustead.

The Beck now flows around the western edge of the Common and is greatly supplemented by several small ditches, ponds and areas of marshy springs.

After passing under Ringsbank Lane the beck skirts some woodland before supplying several large boomerang shaped ponds in Thurgarton woods.

The mill relied for its water power on a hand dug watercourse from the near-by beck, remnants of which can still be found in the meadow.

The two mills were owned by the Johnson family until they were sold at the turn of the 19th century when the site was purchased by a Mr Witham.