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Eccles on Sea

Eccles-on-Sea is an ancient fishing village in north-east , now virtually all swept into the . The population is included in the civil parish of .
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Norfolk, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Eccles”, “Eccles on Sea, Norfolk”, and “Eccles-next-the-Sea”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Happisburgh Lifeboat Station and Church of All Saints.

Building
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is located at Cart Gap, just over 1 mile to the south of , a village approximately 18 miles north-east of , on the east coast of .

Church
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Lighthouse
Photo: Mfield, CC BY-SA 3.0.
in on the coast is the only independently operated lighthouse in Great Britain. It is also the oldest working lighthouse in . Historically it was also often called Haisborough or Haisbro' Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brumstead and Waxham.

Village
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is a village and a civil parish in the English county of . It is about 1 mile north of the town of , 15 miles north-east of , and 18 miles. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Eccles on Sea.

Village
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is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the district, on the north-east coast of the county of , England. is situated 3 miles southeast of Eccles on Sea.

Town
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is a market town and civil parish on the in the county of , in . It covers an area of 2.82 mi2 and had a population of 2,951 in 1,333 households at the 2001 census, the population increasing to 3,149 at the 2011 Census. is situated 3½ miles southwest of Eccles on Sea.

Eccles on Sea

Latitude
52.80805° or 52° 48′ 29″ north
Longitude
1.56514° or 1° 33′ 55″ east
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
9F43RH58+63
Open­Street­Map ID
node 842333250
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12265744
Wiki­data ID
Q5332210
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Satellite Map

Discover Eccles on Sea from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Eccles on Sea” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Eccles on Sea”
  • French: “Eccles on Sea”
  • Polish: “Eccles on Sea”
  • Welsh: “Eccles on Sea”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bush Estate and Hempstead.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Eccles Beach Caravan Park and Saint Andrew’s.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Eccles on Sea”. Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.