Mundesley
Mundesley /ˈmʌndz.li/ is a coastal village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is north-north east of Norwich, south east of Cromer and north east of London. The village lies north-north east of the town of North Walsham. The nearest railway station is at North Walsham, for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich Airport. The village sits astride the B1159 coast road that links Cromer and Caister-on-Sea, and is at the eastern end of the B1145 a route which runs between King 's Lynn and Mundesley. Mundesley is within the Norfolk Coast AONB. It has a resident population of around 2,695 (parish, 2001 census), measured at 2,758 in the 2011 Census. The River Mun or Mundesley Beck flows into the sea here. History. The villages name means 'Mul's/Mundel's wood/clearing'. Mundesley has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086, with the town's name recorded as "Muleslai". The main landholder was William de Warenne, and the survey also lists a church. Second World War. The Mundesley memorial(Bomb) is dedicated to Army teams who removed mines after the Second World  War. There is a War memorial inside the Church and on the seafront at the Coastwatch station and museum. Near to the church is a World War II gun emplacement, which now stands near the edge of the cliff, due to coastal erosion. Governance. An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward includes Bacton and had had total population at the 2011 Census of 4,191. Tourism. 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 Paston is a popular windmill, Stow Mill. The village was a popular seaside resort in Victorian times, benefiting from its own railway station which closed in 1964. Golf course. The village has an historic golf course in the Mun Valley, designed with the help of six-times Open Champion Harry Vardon. Vardon convalesced at the nearby sanitorium while recovering from tuberculosis and his association with the course spanned many years. It is said that he scored his only hole-in-one on what is now the sixth. The course was reduced to nine holes when land was required  for wartime farming, which was very important in that era. Village amenities. Parish church. All Saints' Church is located on the cliffs above the sea. It was fully restored between 1904 and 1914. Village centre. The village centre offers shops including a butchers, clothing, arts and crafts, chemist and convenience stores. Mundesley also has its own medical centre and primary school. There is an adventure island crazy golf park close to the seafront. There is a very small maritime museum which is also the local lookout of the National Coastwatch Institution, a charity offering 365 days' lookout in over 50  stations along the British coast. Public houses and hotels. There are two pubs in Mundesley. One of the oldest is the Ship Inn situated on the sea front. 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 Paston, is the Royal Hotel, where Lord Nelson is said to have lived for a while. Plentiful lodging is available. The Link's and Seaward Crest chalet parks are very close and are very popular.