West Sands
West Sands is a bank in Norfolk, East of England, England. West Sands is situated nearby to the hamlet Holkham, as well as near the village Warham.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Congregational Church and Eliza Adams Lifeboat Memorial.
Eliza Adams Lifeboat Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Eliza Adams Lifeboat Memorial is a grade II listed memorial in Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk. It commemorates the death of 11 members of an RNLI lifeboat crew, who died in 1880 when a wave capsized their boat, in what is now known as the Wells lifeboat disaster.
Wells on Sea railway station
Railway station
Photo: DiverScout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wells on Sea railway station is located in Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk on the narrow gauge Wells and Walsingham Light Railway. It was opened in 1982. It is located south of the former level crossing on the A149 Coast Road, close to the former junction with the West Norfolk Junction Railway. Wells on Sea railway station is situated 2 miles south of West Sands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wells-next-the-Sea and Cockthorpe.
Wells-next-the-Sea
Photo: Robert Powell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wells-next-the-Sea is a town on the north Norfolk coast, with a population of 2165 in 2011. The chief attraction is Holkham Hall, and the coast is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Cockthorpe
Hamlet
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cockthorpe is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Binham, in the English county of Norfolk. Cockthorpe is located 6.4 miles north-west of Holt and 26 miles north-west of Norwich. Cockthorpe is situated 5 miles southeast of West Sands.
Blakeney Point
Locality
Photo: Andrew Norman, Public domain.
Blakeney Point is a national nature reserve situated near to the villages of Blakeney, Morston and Cley next the Sea on the north coast of Norfolk, England. Blakeney Point is situated 5 miles east of West Sands.
West Sands
- Type: Bank
- Category: body of water
- Location: Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.975° or 52° 58′ 30″ northLongitude
0.85° or 0° 51′ eastElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9F42XRFX+XXGeoNames ID
3211483
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