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Overstrand
Also known as Overstrand, Norfolk
Overstrand is a village (population 1,030) on the north coast of Norfolk in England, two miles east of Cromer. It was once a modest fishing station, with all or part of the fishing station being known as Beck Hythe. In the latter part of the 19th century it was catapulted into prominence, and became known as “the village of millionaires”.
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- Locality
- North Norfolk
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
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Overstrand is a village (population 1,030) on the north coast of Norfolk in England, two miles east of Cromer. It was once a modest fishing station, with all or part of the fishing station being known as Beck Hythe. In the latter part of the 19th century it was catapulted into prominence, and became known as “the village of millionaires”.
==History== The village's name means 'ridge shore', or perhaps 'narrow shore' to contrast with nearby Sidestrand.
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