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The area in which this hotel stands was conceived as New Hunstanton and was the brain child of Henry Le Strange of Hunstanton Hall. [4] Le Strange wanted Hunstanton to develop as a sea-side resort with the expected arrival of the railway, which finally arrived in 1862. [ 4 ]
Hunstanton (sometimes pronounced / ˈ h ʌ n s t ə n / ⓘ [1]) is a seaside town in Norfolk, England, which had a population of 4,229 at the 2011 Census. [2] It faces west across The Wash. Hunstanton lies 102 miles (164 km) north-north-east of London and 40 miles (64 km) north-west of Norwich.
In 1974, a new guidebook was released in its modern form, solely a restaurant and hotel guide titled, 'Great Britain and Ireland.' [1] As of the 2024 guide, there are 165 restaurants in England (including Greater London) with a Michelin-star rating, a rating system used by the Michelin Guide to grade restaurants based on their quality.
Following significant population growth, largely associated with the seaside tourism industry, the area became an urban district in 1894. [2] The new council decided to commission a town hall: the site they selected was on the north side of The Green, a triangular piece of land which formed the focal point of the original civic masterplan for the town, prepared by the founder of Hunstanton ...
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Hunstanton railway station served the seaside town of Hunstanton in Norfolk, England. Opened in 1862, the station was the northern terminus of the Lynn and Hunstanton Railway. The line was brought to public notice by John Betjeman in the British Transport Film John Betjeman Goes By Train. [3] The station closed with the line in 1969.
Hunstanton Hall is a moated house, mainly of two storeys. The principal construction materials are clunch and carrstone. [16] Its building history is complex, with elements dating from the 15th, 17th and 19th centuries. Two major fires, in the mid-19th and mid-20th centuries, led to structural losses and reconstruction. [17]
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