Great Yarmouth

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Great Yarmouth, on the Yare estuary in Norfolk, developed in the 11th cent. as a fishing town, especially for North Sea herring. From then until the First World War it was a major port, one of the largest towns in England, with stone defences which largely survive, a huge medieval parish church, and a unique pattern of ‘Rows’ or parallel alleys, which were largely destroyed in the Second World War. In Victoria's reign the town more than doubled in size and turned round to face the sea, becoming a very popular holiday resort.

David M. Palliser

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