"Cromer Cromer ( ) is a coastal town and civil parish on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk. It is approximately north of the county city of Norwich, north-northeast of London and east of Sheringham on the North Sea coastline. The local government authority is North Norfolk District Council, whose headquarters is in Holt Road in the town. The civil parish has an area of and at the 2011 census had a population of 7,683. The town is notable as a traditional tourist resort and for the Cromer crab, which forms the major source of income for"
"musical theme is Emmy the Great’s ""Lost in You"". Cromer Cromer ( ) is a coastal town and civil parish on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk. It is approximately north of the county city of Norwich, north-northeast of London and east of Sheringham on the North Sea coastline. The local government authority is North Norfolk District Council, whose headquarters is in Holt Road in the town. The civil parish has an area of and at the 2011 census had a population of 7,683. The town is notable as a traditional tourist resort and for the Cromer"
"Cromer Pier Cromer Pier is a Grade II listed seaside pier in the civil parish of Cromer on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk, due north of the city of Norwich in the United Kingdom. The pier is the home of the Cromer Lifeboat Station and the Pavilion Theatre. There are records of a pier in Cromer back as far as 1391, although then it was in the form of a jetty. In the year 1582, Queen Elizabeth I, in a letter to the inhabitants of Cromer granted rights to export wheat, barley and malt with the"
"Fox and opened in 1895. The façades are of red brick interweaved with ornamental brickwork and well crafted panels of knapped flintwork. Sandcliff Hotel, Cromer The Sandcliff Hotel is an AA ""3 star"" hotel located on the seafront in the English town of Cromer, within the county of Norfolk, United Kingdom. The ""Sandcliff"" stands on the landward side of the A 149 coast road on the western outskirts of the town. It has commanding views across the esplanade to the sea, beach and the towns Victorian Pier. The hotel is from Cromer Railway Station. The nearest Airport is in Norwich"
"local fishermen. The motto ""Gem of the Norfolk Coast"" is highlighted on the town's road signs. Cromer is not mentioned in the ""Domesday Book"" of 1086. The place-name 'Cromer' is first found in a will of 1262 and could mean 'Crows' mere or lake'. There are other contenders for the derivation, a north country word 'cromer' meaning 'a gap in the cliffs' or less likely a direct transfer from a Danish placename. It is reasonable to assume that the present site of Cromer, around the parish church of Saints Peter and Paul, is what was in 1337 called Shipden-juxta-Felbrigg, and"
"According to palaeontologist Dr James Neenan, from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, the cliffs are part of a Norfolk coastline area rich in Pleistocene fossils. In 2017 a prehistoric rhino was found in West Runton, dating back 700,000 years to the Cromerian Interglacial. Cromer Pier dominates the sea front and is long. It features the Pavilion Theatre and dates from 1901. Cromer Lighthouse stands on the cliffs to the east of the town. The tower is tall. and stands above sea level. The light has a range of . The Church of St Peter and St Paul dates"
"Railway stations in Cromer The fishing port and holiday resort of Cromer in the English county of Norfolk has had a rail service since 1877. It was served by three railway stations for many years, and is now served by two. Cromer Beach station, which opened in 1887, was renamed ""Cromer"" following the closure of the other early stations. Cromer High, on the outskirts of the town, was opened in 1877 as the terminus of the Great Eastern Railway main line from London. It was followed in 1887 by Cromer Beach station, on the rural Midland and Great Northern Joint"
"Cromer Forest Bed The Cromer Forest Bed consists of river gravels, estuary and floodplain sediments and muds along the coast of Norfolk and Suffolk. It dates to the Pleistocene between 2.5 and 0.5 million years ago. For many years the bed, named after the local town of Cromer, has been famous for its assemblage of fossil mammal remains, containing, for example, isolated bones and teeth, jaw bones, and the antlers of deer. Although most of the forest bed is now obscured by coastal defence, the Cromer Forest Bed continues to be eroded and is rich in fossils including the skeletal"
"July 1923, only to close thirty years later on 7 April 1953. Railway stations in Cromer The fishing port and holiday resort of Cromer in the English county of Norfolk has had a rail service since 1877. It was served by three railway stations for many years, and is now served by two. Cromer Beach station, which opened in 1887, was renamed ""Cromer"" following the closure of the other early stations. Cromer High, on the outskirts of the town, was opened in 1877 as the terminus of the Great Eastern Railway main line from London. It was followed in 1887"
"NHS Foundation Trust. Cromer Museum opened in 1978 and is housed in a former fisherman's cottage adjacent to the parish church on Church Street. The museum managed by Norfolk County Council contain items relating to the history of Cromer, including paintings and Poppyland china. It has two permanent galleries on the pioneering photographer, Olive Edis - Britain's first female war photographer. A mock-up of a Victorian cottage and galleries contain geology and fossil remnants of the area which include part of the West Runton Mammoth. Cromer stands between stretches of coastal cliffs which, to the east, are up to high."
"Cromer railway station Cromer is a railway station in the English county of Norfolk. Because the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway (M&GNJR) line approached Cromer from the west, following the coastal clifftops, it avoided the steep escarpment which had prevented the earlier line from Norwich running all the way into the town. Consequently, it became possible to build a far more conveniently located station, near to the town centre and the beach. The station opened as Cromer Beach on 16 June 1887 and was renamed Cromer on 20 October 1969, following the closure of Cromer High station in 1954."
"Norfolk dialect is the distinctive grammar of the region. People from Norfolk are sometimes known as Norfolk Dumplings, an allusion to the flour dumplings that were traditionally a significant part of the local diet. More cutting, perhaps, was the pejorative medical slang term ""Normal for Norfolk"", alluding to the county's perceived status as a quirky rustic backwater. Norfolk is a popular tourist destination and has several major holiday attractions. There are many seaside resorts, including some of the finest British beaches, such as those at Great Yarmouth, Cromer and Holkham. Norfolk contains the Broads and other areas of outstanding natural"
"Norfolk to beyond Cromer. This acts as protection to the rising tides, and flooding. On the beach, prehistoric forests can be seen at low tide, and archaeological digs have found mesolithic flint submerged. In Titchwell Marsh and on the beach, medieval pottery has also been found. Sightings at Titchwell Marsh have been marsh harriers and bitterns Like in Snettisham, a list of ""star species"" has been compiled. Not far along the A149 is the village of Brancaster, a Roman town with the name Branodunum, meaning ""Fortress of Bran"". This was a place of Roman importance, and may have been where"
"Cromer Lifeboat Station Cromer Lifeboat Station is an RNLI station located in the town of Cromer in the English county of Norfolk. The station operates two lifeboats - one for inshore work and the other for offshore work. The current lifeboat station on the end of Cromer Pier was re-built between 1997 and 1999 to replace the smaller 1923 one which was re-located to Southwold in Suffolk where it is used as a lifeboat museum. The new boathouse cost approximately £3 million which was funded by bequests and private donations. Cromer Lifeboat station is one of the most famous of"
"sole is so named because it could historically be sourced from the fishing port of Dover. Potted shrimps, prawn cocktail, whitebait, scallops and slices of smoked salmon, such as London Cure, are starters served with a squeeze of lemon and brown bread. Oysters are cultivated along the east coast of England, for example at Whitstable. Crabs are particularly associated with the Norfolk town of Cromer. Samphire is collected in coastal areas and served with fish. French cuisine has influenced English cooking to some degree since the mid-17th century, although in England ""the meal still centred on pies and joints of"
"entitled 'What Flo Said' - a reference to the pot-bellied rock monster (designed by Ian Foster) which appeared for many years in the adverts for Cromer Links. Fossils of animals, birds and insects are regularly exposed from the eroding cliffs on the beach. The cliffs of West Runton were once part of the Cromer Forest Bed formation which is exposed at intervals along the coast of Norfolk and Suffolk, from Weybourne to Kessingland. The forest bed was formed in the Quaternary Period and dates to between 700,000 and 500,000 years ago. West Runton's most famous fossil from that period is"
"Red Lion Hotel, Cromer The Red Lion Hotel is a AA 4 star hotel located in the English seaside town of Cromer in the county of Norfolk, United Kingdom. The ""Red Lion Hotel"" sits on the junction of ""Tucker street"" and ""Brook street"" in the centre of Cromer. The hotel sits on the cliff top above the ""fisherman’s beach"" and has commanding views across the sea and the towns Victorian Pier. The hotel is from the railway station. The nearest airport is in Norwich and is south of Cromer. The hotel has 14 en-suite rooms in total, most of which"
"coast from invasion. The hotel still retains many of its Edwardian architectural features including a fine main staircase, stained glass windows and a classic Minstrels’ Gallery which are all designed by Skipper. Cliftonville Hotel, Cromer The Cliftonville Hotel is a AA 3 star Hotel, and Grade II listed building, located in the English seaside town of Cromer in the county of Norfolk, United Kingdom. The hotel stands on the landward side of the A 149 coast road on the western outskirts of the town. It has commanding views across the esplanade to the sea, beach and the towns Victorian Pier."
"a part in world history as an enabling food for cross-Atlantic trade and the slave trade triangle. A large number of fish dishes are popular today, based on such species as salmon, cod, herring, sardine, and mackerel. Seafood is used fresh, smoked, salted or pickled. Variations on creamed seafood soups are common along the coastline. Due to seafood's availability, seafood dishes along the coast are usually based on fresh produce, typically poached (fish) and very lightly spiced with herbs, pepper, and salt. While coastal Norwegians may consider the head, roe, and liver an inseparable part of a seafood meal, most"
"Sandcliff Hotel, Cromer The Sandcliff Hotel is an AA ""3 star"" hotel located on the seafront in the English town of Cromer, within the county of Norfolk, United Kingdom. The ""Sandcliff"" stands on the landward side of the A 149 coast road on the western outskirts of the town. It has commanding views across the esplanade to the sea, beach and the towns Victorian Pier. The hotel is from Cromer Railway Station. The nearest Airport is in Norwich and is south of Cromer. The Sandcliff Hotel was designed by architect George John Skipper in 1894 and was built by Ambrose"
"and crabs — especially spider crabs which are considered a particular delicacy. Razor-fishing, sand-eeling and limpeting used to be popular activities but have declined in importance. Ormers, being highly sought after, are conserved and fishing is restricted. Another seafood speciality is conger soup. Bean crock (""les pais au fou"") can best be described as a sort of Norman cassoulet. It is a slow-cooked pork and bean stew, most authentically containing a pig's trotter, water and onions. In the past the dish was so ubiquitous that English-speaking visitors, purporting to believe that the people of Jersey ate nothing else, dubbed the"
"was held in 2009. Attractions included the carnival queen competition, parade of floats and a fancy dress competition. The highlight of the week was an over-the-sea aerial display by the Red Arrows. Cromer is twinned with Nidda, Germany and Crest, France. The town has an Air Training Corps Squadron and an Army Cadet Force Platoon, based at Cromer High School. The town has a Friday market and a number of independent retailers in its centre. Cromer Hospital provides services across the North Norfolk area. It includes a minor injuries unit and is run by the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals"
"Cromer Ridge Cromer Ridge is a ridge of old glacial moraines (terminal moraine) that stands next to the coast above Cromer, Norfolk, England. Cromer Ridge seems to have been the front line of the ice sheet for some time at the last glaciation, which is shown by the large size of the feature. All the material that was dredged up from the North Sea was poured out of the glaciers to form a ridge. Located on the North Norfolk coast, Cromer Ridge is among the highest land of East Anglia reaching 335 feet (102 m), and is 8.7 miles (14"
"Cromer Lighthouse Cromer Lighthouse situated in the town of Cromer on the coast in the English county of Norfolk. There has been a lighthouse on the cliff top at Foulness, east of the town of Cromer since 1669. Before this time a light was shone from the top of Cromer parish church to act as a guide to passing shipping. Although this light was small it had always been useful, as had many similar ecclesiastical lights that were dotted around the coastline of Great Britain from medieval times. Sir John Clayton proposed a lighthouse at Foulness, Cromer along with five"
"Hotel de Paris, Cromer The Hotel de Paris is a hotel in the English seaside town of Cromer in the county of Norfolk, United Kingdom. It has an AA three-star rating. The Hotel de Paris sits in a commanding cliff top position in the centre of Cromer at the head of the town's Victorian pier. It has views over the beach and out to sea. The hotel is from Cromer railway station. The nearest airport is in Norwich and is south of Cromer. The hotel has 61 rooms over four floors. All the rooms have a private bath or a"
"remains of the West Runton Mammoth which was discovered in 1990. Gibbard, P.L., S. Boreham, K.M. Cohen and A. Moscariello, 2007, ""Global correlation tables for the Quaternary"", Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England. Cromer Forest Bed The Cromer Forest Bed consists of river gravels, estuary and floodplain sediments and muds along the coast of Norfolk and Suffolk. It dates to the Pleistocene between 2.5 and 0.5 million years ago. For many years the bed, named after the local town of Cromer, has been famous for its assemblage of fossil mammal remains, containing, for example,"
"croustade and stew. Crabs and lobsters can be bought at Swansea Market. The cock lobster is best used for salads, as it has large claws containing succulent meat. Hen lobster is better for dishes with sauces, as the roe inside gives great depth to the flavour of sauces. North Gower is famous for cockles. Families from the villages of Crofty and Penclawdd have been working the cockle beds of the Burry Inlet for generations. The cooked cockles are then sold in Swansea and are one of the specialities of Swansea Market Cockles are removed from the sand when the beds"
"Henry Thomas Davies Henry ""Shrimp"" Thomas Davies BEM (1914– 2002) was a famous lifeboatman from Cromer on the north coast of Norfolk, England. ""Shrimp"" Davies, as he was affectionately known, was one of Cromer Lifeboat Station's longest serving coxswains, retiring in February 1976. He had joined the crew of the Cromer life-boat ""H F Bailey"" in 1931 and became coxswain in 1947 taking over from Henry Blogg. ""Shrimp"" was coxswain of Cromer life-boats ""Henry Blogg"" and ""Ruby and Arthur Reed"". Henry got his nickname from his uncle, Henry Blogg, who gave his nephew the nickname ""Shrimp"" after seeing him as"
"Cromer, remains. Direct services were operated from London, Manchester, Leicester, Birmingham, Leeds, Peterborough and Sheffield, but today a service between Norwich and Sheringham on the Bittern Line is all that remains. The closed Cromer tunnel linked the Beach station with the Mundesley line to the east. It was the only railway tunnel to be built in Norfolk. Bus and coach services are provided by several companies which link the town to destinations including Norwich, Sheringham, Holt, King's Lynn and Cambridge. The A140 links to Norwich, the A148 (direct) and A149 (coast road) to King's Lynn, and the A149 to the"
"Norwich to Cromer, had stabling for 40 horses, and employed three ostlers and four postboys. A thatched waterpump was built in 1911 at Carr's Corner in memory of John Soame by his uncle, a wealthy financier. An artesian well 170 feet (52 m) deep, its canopy is thatched in Norfolk reed. As with many of the other market towns in the county, the weaving of local cloth brought prosperity to the town in medieval times. Until the 15th century it was the manufacture of linen which was the more important, and Aylsham linens and Aylsham canvases were nationally known. From"
"currently play in the Norfolk Alliance Premier Division. Cabbell Park has been the home of Cromer Town F.C. since 1922. The long established club play in the Premier Division of the Anglian Combination. The town's tennis and squash courts are located at Norwich Road and are open to the public. The Norfolk Coast Path passes through the town and is also the termination of the Weavers' Way. The Norfolk Coast Cycleway runs parallel to the coast and passes through a mixture of ""quiet roads"" and country lanes to link the town with Kings Lynn to the west and Great Yarmouth"
"accessible. Cromer Lighthouse Cromer Lighthouse situated in the town of Cromer on the coast in the English county of Norfolk. There has been a lighthouse on the cliff top at Foulness, east of the town of Cromer since 1669. Before this time a light was shone from the top of Cromer parish church to act as a guide to passing shipping. Although this light was small it had always been useful, as had many similar ecclesiastical lights that were dotted around the coastline of Great Britain from medieval times. Sir John Clayton proposed a lighthouse at Foulness, Cromer along with"
"the freshest and most succulent prawns and shellfish are easily obtainable all along the coast. Shark meat has traditionally not been used as food, even if some can grow nearly long. In later years, the large Red king crab has invaded Norwegian waters from the east and, having reached west to Hammerfest, are now served in the finest restaurants. The large sea bird colonies along the coast provided eggs for the local population, most of these are now protected by law. However, in Tromsø, sea gull eggs and beer from the local brewery is still a highly regarded dish to"