Happisburgh
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Happisburgh () is a village civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is on the coast, to the east of a north–south road, the B1159 from Bacton on the coast to Stalham. It is a nucleated village. The nearest substantial town is North Walsham to the west.
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Place details
- Locality
- North Norfolk
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 380
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Happisburgh
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.shire_district
- North Norfolk
- UK place.shire_county
- Norfolk
- UK place.civil_parish
- Happisburgh
- UK place.static_image
- Happisburgh Village Sign cropped.png
- UK place.static_image_width
- 240px
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Happisburgh village sign
- UK place.population
- 889
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 9.63
- UK place.population_ref
- ONS and Norfolk CC 2011 census
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TG 39 31
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.post_town
- NORWICH
- UK place.postcode_area
- NR
- UK place.postcode_district
- NR12
- UK place.dial_code
- 01692
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Correct pronunciation
- Governance
- Local features
- St Mary's Church
- Lighthouse
- Lifeboat station
- Happisburgh Manor or St Mary's
- Coastal erosion
- Archaeology
- Folklore
- Notable residents
- War Memorial
- See also
- Gallery
- Footnotes
- Notes
- References
- External links
Happisburgh () is a village civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is on the coast, to the east of a north–south road, the B1159 from Bacton on the coast to Stalham. It is a nucleated village. The nearest substantial town is North Walsham to the west.
The place-name 'Happisburgh' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Hapesburc. The name means 'Hæp's fort or fortified place'.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Happisburgh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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