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Hemsby is a village, seaside resort and civil parish in the county of Norfolk, England. It is situated some 8 mi (13 km) north of the town of Great Yarmouth. [1] In the 2001 census Hemsby had a population of 2,973 in 1,221 households; by the 2011 census it had increased to 3,275. [2] Hemsby borders the villages of Winterton-on-Sea and Scratby.
Hemsby, Great Yarmouth England: Grid reference: Platforms: 1: Other information; Status: Disused: History; Pre-grouping: Great Yarmouth & Stalham Light Railway Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway: Post-grouping: Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Eastern Region of British Railways: Key dates; 16 May 1878: Opened: 2 March 1959: Closed
Hall Farm Fen, Hemsby is a 9.2-hectare (23-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Hemsby in Norfolk. [1] [2] It is part of the Broadland Ramsar site [3] and Special Protection Area, [4] and The Broads Special Area of Conservation. [5] This area of unimproved fen grassland and dykes is grazed by horses and cattle.
Lower Paleolithic (2,500,000 to 300,000 BC) In 2005 it was discovered that Norfolk contained one of the earliest finds of European man. [2] The find revealed flint tools, similar to those found on the Suffolk coast at Pakefield which were dated at around 668,000 BC [2] and a find at Happisburgh in the "Cromer Forest Bed" has been dated as being approximately 900,000 years old and has given us ...
Pontins is a British company operating holiday parks in the UK, founded in 1946 by Fred Pontin.It was acquired by Britannia Hotels in 2011. [1]Pontins specialises in offering half-board and self-catering holidays featuring entertainment at resorts, or "holiday parks", as they have branded them.
About Wikipedia; Contact us; Contribute Help; ... English: Hall Farm Fen, Hemsby is a Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Hemsby in Norfolk. Date: 18 August ...
Potters Resorts is a short breaks holiday company in the United Kingdom, operating two five-star resorts in Norfolk and Essex.The company has been privately owned by the Potter Family since opening its first location in Hemsby, Norfolk in 1920 after solicitors' clerk Herbert Potter won £200 in a Sunday Chronicle newspaper competition. [1]
Great Ormesby railway station was a station in Ormesby St Margaret, Norfolk, England.It was opened in 1877 and later became part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway route bringing holiday passengers from the Midlands to the Norfolk coastal resorts.