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The North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest is an area of European importance for wildlife in Norfolk, England.It comprises 7,700 ha (19,027 acres) of the county's north coast from just west of Holme-next-the-Sea to Kelling, and is additionally protected through Natura 2000, Special Protection Area (SPA) listings; it is also part of the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural ...
The origin of the name Brancaster Staithe is unclear, however, several theories have been put forward. The name Brancaster is thought to be a combination of the Latin word "castra", meaning a walled town or Roman station, and "brom", an Old English word meaning a hill where broom grows, in this case probably referring to the furze located on Barrow Common.
Brancaster is a village and civil parish on the north coast of the English county Norfolk. The civil parish of Brancaster comprises Brancaster itself, together with Brancaster Staithe and Burnham Deepdale .
Burnham Deepdale is located almost exclusively along the edges of the road where it forms an almost continuous settlement with Brancaster and Brancaster Staithe. Burnham Deepdale is located at the edge of the Brancaster Manor Marsh and the Scolt Head Island National Nature Reserve .
The site is bounded by the modern village of Brancaster to the west, and the A149 road to the south. The site is maintained by the National Trust. Free access is possible from the adjoining A149 road or the Norfolk Coast Path. In Roman times, the fort's northern wall lay directly on the seashore, which served as a harbour.
Scolt Head Island is a roughly 6.5 km (4 mi) long shingle and sand island on the Norfolk coast opposite Burnham Norton.Despite its name, it is possible to walk across the mudflats and Norton Creek to the island at low tide.
Brancaster Manor is a salt marsh owned by the National Trust near Brancaster, Norfolk, covering 810 ha (2,000 acres). [1] It was originally purchased by the Brancaster Memorial Trust in 1964, [2] and transferred to the National Trust in 1967. [1] It is leased to Brancaster Staithe Fishermen's Society. [3]
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