Hunstanton

Old Hunstanton and Hunstanton are an adjoining town and village on the coast. Known for being one of the few places on the east coast in England where the sun can be seen to set over the sea, the two places combine ancient heritage with traditional English seaside resort thrills.
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  • Type: Town with 4,230 residents
  • Description: town in Norfolk, England
  • Also known as: “Hunstanton, Norfolk” and “New Hunstanton”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Old Hunstanton Lighthouse and Church of St Edmund.

Lighthouse
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a former lighthouse located in in the county of , generally called Hunstanton Lighthouse during its operational life.

Church
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School
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is a small comprehensive school academy, with 559 students in Hunstanton, , England. Its buildings are Grade II* listed. It changed its status, joining the West Norfolk Academies Trust in 2016.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heacham.

Village
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is a large in West , , overlooking . It lies between , 14 miles to the south, and Hunstanton, about 3 miles to the north. It has been a seaside resort for over a century and a half. is situated 2 miles south of Hunstanton.

Hunstanton

Latitude
52.9394° or 52° 56′ 22″ north
Longitude
0.4902° or 0° 29′ 25″ east
Population
4,230
Elevation
79 feet (24 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB HNT
Open location code
9F42WFQR+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29806954
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2646403
Wiki­data ID
Q617188
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Hunstanton” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Hunstanton”
  • Basque: “Hunstaston”
  • Bengali: “হানস্ট্যান্টোন”
  • Cebuano: “Hunstanton”
  • Chinese: “亨士丹頓”
  • Chinese: “亨斯丹頓”
  • Chinese: “亨斯坦頓”
  • Chinese: “亨斯坦顿”
  • Dutch: “Hunstanton”
  • French: “Hunstanton”
  • German: “Hunstanton”
  • Gujarati: “હનસ્ટેન્ટન”
  • Irish: “Hunstanton”
  • Italian: “Hunstanton”
  • Japanese: “ハンスタントン”
  • Japanese: “ハンストン”
  • Kannada: “ಹನ್ಸ್ಟಾನ್ಟನ್”
  • Korean: “헌스탠턴”
  • Ladin: “Hunstanton”
  • Lithuanian: “Hanstantonas”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hunstanton”
  • Persian: “هانستانتون”
  • Polish: “Hunstanton”
  • Portuguese: “Hunstanton”
  • Romanian: “Hunstanton”
  • Russian: “Ханстентон”
  • South Azerbaijani: “هانستانتون”
  • Spanish: “Hunstanton”
  • Swedish: “Hunstanton”
  • Tamil: “ஹுன்ஸ்டன்டன்”
  • Telugu: “హంస్టంటన్”
  • Turkish: “Hunstanton”
  • Urdu: “ہنسٹنٹن”
  • Urdu: “ہونستانٹن”
  • Volapük: “Hunstanton”
  • Welsh: “Hunstanton”
  • “Hunstanton”

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