Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk - <>

Winterton-on-Sea is a village and civil parish on the coast of Norfolk, England. It is 13km north of Great Yarmouth and 30km east of Norwich.IntroductionThe civil parish has an area of 5.7km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 1,359 in 589 households. Winterton-on-Sea borders the villages of Hemsby, Horsey and Somerton. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Great Yarmouth.Between the village and the North Sea are the Winterton Dunes which include a 109 hectare National Nature Reserve and are inhabited by several notable species such as the natterjack toad.Winterton-on-Sea has received awards on several occasions in the Anglia in Bloom competition.Winterton as a resortIt has been described as "a very pleasant place to spend a holiday" and "one of the great natural beauty-spots of Norfolk". The coast near the village has a sandy beach. The village has a fish and chip shop, a pub and a post office.HistoryThere has been a church since Saxon times; the parish was created in 967. Some historians believe it was the seasonal "tun", meaning settlement, of farmers from East Somerton who were fishermen during the winter. By Norman times it had become a separate village.

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