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The Wash is a National Nature Reserve in Norfolk, covering 88 km². It is one of 20 National Nature Reserves in the county. None of the National Nature Reserves in the county is larger. The surrounding countryside is part of the Norfolk Coast National Landscape.

The nearest railway station is Kings Lynn, about 3.6 km to the south-east. Dersingham Bog and Roydon Common are among the National Nature Reserves within 7.1 km.

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