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Hemsby, coast par. and vil. with ry. sta., N. Norfolk, 6½ miles N. of Yarmouth, 1785 ac., pop. 648; P.O.; Hemsby Gat, channel across the Barber Sand, is 3½ miles long and ½ mile wide; to W. of vil. is the seat of Hemsby Hall.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "coastal parish and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Hemsby CP/AP Norfolk AncC |
Place: | Hemsby |
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