Walcott
Walcott is a small village and civil parish on the North Norfolk coast in England between Mundesley and Happisburgh. The name is formed from the Anglian word 'walh' and the Anglo-Saxon 'cot' meaning 'cottage, hut, shelter or den'.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: Katy Walters, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 630 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Norfolk, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Walcott-on-Sea” and “Walcott, Norfolk”
Photo: Katy Walters, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of All Saints and Bromholm Priory.
Bromholm Priory
Tower
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bromholm Priory was a Cluniac priory, situated in a coastal location near the village of Bacton, Norfolk, England. It is Grade I listed.
Happisburgh Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Happisburgh Lighthouse in Happisburgh on the North Norfolk coast is the only independently operated lighthouse in Great Britain. It is also the oldest working lighthouse in East Anglia. Historically it was also often called Haisborough or Haisbro' Lighthouse. Happisburgh Lighthouse is situated 2 miles southeast of Walcott.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Witton and Edingthorpe.
Witton
Village
Photo: Andrew Lowe Watson, Public domain.
Witton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located 8 km east of the town of North Walsham and 30 km north of the city of Norwich. Witton is situated 2 miles southwest of Walcott.
Edingthorpe
Village
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Edingthorpe is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bacton, in the North Norfolk district, of the English county of Norfolk. The village is located 10 miles south-east of Cromer and 18 miles north-east of Norwich. Edingthorpe is situated 2½ miles west of Walcott.
Crostwight
Village
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Crostwight is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Honing, in the North Norfolk district, in the north-east of the county of Norfolk, England. Crostwight is situated 2½ miles southwest of Walcott.
Walcott
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Walcott, Norfolk Coast, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.84163° or 52° 50′ 30″ northLongitude
1.5015° or 1° 30′ 5″ eastPopulation
630Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
9F43RGR2+MHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1102158425OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2634901Wikidata ID
Q3006783
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Walcott” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Walcott (parokya sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Inglatera, Norfolk)”
- Cebuano: “Walcott”
- Dutch: “Walcott”
- French: “Walcott”
- Irish: “Walcott”
- Ladin: “Walcott (Norfolk)”
- Ladin: “Walcott”
- Persian: “والکوت، نورفک”
- Polish: “Walcott”
- Swedish: “Walcott (parish i Storbritannien, England, Norfolk)”
- Swedish: “Walcott, Norfolk”
- Turkish: “Walcott, Norfolk”
- Welsh: “Walcott, Norfolk”
- Welsh: “Walcott”
- “Walcott”
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