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==Military camp==
An artillery and [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft]] training camp was established south of the marshes in 1938 and remained in operation throughout World War II.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF12747|title=World-War-Two-anti-aircraft-army-camp-including-'The-Whirlygig'-rotary-launcher|work=Norfolk Heritage Explorer|publisher=Norfolk Historic Environment Service|date=5 October 2006}}</ref> Aircraft from [[RAF Langham]] would tow targets over the marshes for the trainee gunners to aim at.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rafbnmp.org.uk/langham.html|title=A brief history of RAF Langham|access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/69/a7146669.shtml| title="Memories of Frank Yates Chapter 8"|publisher=[[BBC]] |work=[[BBC WW2 People's War]]|first=Frank |last=Yates|date=20 November 2005}}</ref> After the war the camp was used for training [[United States Army Air Forces|USAAF]] [[Boeing B-29 Superfortress|B-29]] gunners until the site's closure in 1955. Vestiges of the former camp can still be seen including the remains of a circular runway, known locally as 'The Whirlygig', used by the USAAF to launch [[Target drone|radio-controlled aerial targets]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fakenhamtimes.co.uk/news/remote-dummy-aircraft-from-war-go-to-on-show-in-stiffkey-1-5987547|title="Remains of Second World War dummy aircraft to go on show in village"|newspaper=Fakenham & Wells Times|first=Stuart|last=Anderson|date=9 April 2019}}</ref>  The former officers' mess is now a boat restoration charity workshop and visitor centre and other surviving buildings have been converted to agricultural use or incorporated into the present day holiday camp site.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/new-visitor-centre-will-help-spread-the-word-about-some-historic-craft-1-2344789 |title="New visitor centre will help spread the word about some historic craft"|newspaper=[[Eastern Daily Press]]|date=20 August 2013 |first=Adam|last=Lazzari}}</ref>