A ceremony is being held to mark the instillation of the first of a series of information boards at a historic Norfolk battle site.

The Battle of North Walsham was fought in June 1381 about a mile south of the town on what was then heath.

It was part of the Peasants' Revolt - a major uprising across England.

The revolt, also known as Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Rising, began in Brentwood, Essex, in May and culminated in rebels entering London on June 13.

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The uprising brought violence to the capital, with the rebels even entering the Tower of London.

However, the revolt eventually ended with Tyler’s death at Smithfield on June 15.

A number of the revolts took place in Norfolk, which led to the Battle of North Walsham.

North Norfolk News: From left, Rob Scannell, Bob Wright, Barry Hester, Canon Paul Cubitt, Ian Pycroft, Molly Housego, and Robert Murphy.From left, Rob Scannell, Bob Wright, Barry Hester, Canon Paul Cubitt, Ian Pycroft, Molly Housego, and Robert Murphy. (Image: Denise Bradley)

Now, a new information board will be put in place in the town on March 25 at 2.30pm as part of a project jointly funded by The Battlefield Trust, The People of 1381 Project and North Walsham Town Council.

Bob Wright, the mayor of North Walsham Town Council, will formally launch the board.

“North Walsham is proud of its rather rebellious past, so I am really pleased to see this information board that recognises and celebrates the battle here in 1381,” he said.

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Professor Adrian Bell, the principal investigator of The People of 1381, said: “We were delighted to work with our partners to bring a revised interpretation to this important battlefield site and through our careful work with the archival sources are able to highlight some of the life stories of rebels who fought here on this fateful day”.

North Norfolk News: The location of the sign and ceremonyThe location of the sign and ceremony (Image: North Walsham Town Council)

David Austin, national operations director of the Battlefields Trust, added: “The Battlefields Trust is very pleased with the East Anglian region's work with our other partners to get this information board set up.

"Although small, the battle mattered and the people who fought there can be now better remembered and this will greatly help with that.”