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All Saints' Church is located on the cliffs above the sea. The church was in ruins for over a hundred years before it was restored at the start of the 20th century. In 1904 the western end was extended to make an organ chamber, and then in 1914 the nave was extended eastwards, with a new chancel on
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There are two pubs in Mundesley. One of the oldest is the Ship Inn situated on the seafront. Its first landlord is listed as being Paul Harrison in 1836. Its flint construction is characteristic of the older parts of the village. A little inland, on the road to
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or Mundesley Beck flows into the sea here. On 5 September 2022 Mundesley beach won the North Norfolk District Council Battle of the Beaches to be recognised as the top beach in North Norfolk in a close run off against West Runton beach.
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The village centre offers shops including a butchers, clothing, arts and crafts, chemist, a public library and convenience stores. Mundesley also has its own medical centre and primary school. There is an adventure island
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Mundesley is a popular seaside holiday destination due to its sandy beaches and has a number of holiday chalet and caravan parks and hotels. Just to the south of Mundesley on the road to
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on what is now the sixth. The course was altered when land was required for wartime farming and was redesigned when the conflicts ended.
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and 136 miles (219 km) northeast of London. The village lies 5.6 miles (9.0 km) north-northeast of the town of
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park close to the seafront. There is a very small maritime museum which is also the local lookout of the
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The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde, Norfolk page 186, Mundesley,
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and his association with the course spanned many years. It is said that he scored his only
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The Mundesley Memorial Bomb is dedicated to Army teams who removed mines after the
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is a popular windmill, Stow Mill. The village was a popular seaside resort in
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County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, Map page 229,
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County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, page 230
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and had had total population at the 2011 Census of 4,191.
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Ordnance Survey, Explorer Sheet 252, Norfolk Coast East,
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Mundesley Maritime Museum and war memorial in August 2013
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The villages name means 'Mul's/Mundel's wood/clearing'.
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Mundesley is located in Norfolk
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