Hempstead
Hempstead is a hamlet in Lessingham, Norfolk Coast, England. Hempstead is situated nearby to the village Lessingham, as well as near Eccles on Sea.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of All Saints and Happisburgh Lighthouse.
Happisburgh Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Mfield, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 northwest of Hempstead.
Holy Trinity Church, Ingham
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Church in Ingham, Norfolk, England has been designated as a Grade I listed building by Historic England. The tower dates from the 15th century. Holy Trinity Church, Ingham is situated 1½ miles southwest of Hempstead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eccles on Sea and Brumstead.
Eccles on Sea
Village
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eccles-on-Sea is an ancient fishing village in north-east Norfolk, now virtually all swept into the North Sea. The population is included in the civil parish of Lessingham.
Brumstead
Village
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Brumstead is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is about 1 mile north of the town of Stalham, 15 miles north-east of Norwich, and 18 miles. Brumstead is situated 2½ miles west of Hempstead.
Waxham
Village
Photo: Tigershrike, Public domain.
Waxham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sea Palling, in the North Norfolk district, on the north-east coast of the county Norfolk, England. Waxham is situated 2½ miles southeast of Hempstead.
Hempstead
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Lessingham, Norfolk Coast, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.79768° or 52° 47′ 52″ northLongitude
1.56296° or 1° 33′ 47″ eastElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
9F43QHX7+35OpenStreetMap ID
node 5041131626OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13280674
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