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CROMER , a watering-See also:

PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place in the See also:

NORTHERN

northern See also:

PARLIAMENTARY

parliamentary See also:

DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division of See also:

Norfolk, See also:

England, 139 M. N.E. by N. from See also:

LONDON

London by the See also:

GREAT

Great Eastern railway; served also by the Midland and Great Northern See also:

JOINT (through Fr. from Lat. junctum, jungere, to join)

joint See also:

LINE

line. Pop. of See also:

urban See also:

DISTRICT

district (1901) 3781. See also:

STANDING

Standing on cliffs of considerable See also:

ELEVATION

elevation, the See also:

TOWN

town has repeatedly suffered from ravages of the See also:

sea. A See also:

wall and esplanade extend along the bottom of the cliffs, and there is a See also:

FINE

fine stretch of sandy See also:

BEACH

beach. There is also a See also:

SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short See also:

PIER (older forms per or Pere, from Med. Lat. pera; the word for piers out of water. For river piers, where a firm, watertight is of obscure origin, and the connexion with Fr. Pierre, Lat. stratum is found at a moderate depth below the river-bed, the pctr

pier. The See also:

church of St See also:

Peter and St See also:

Paul is Perpendicular (largely restored) with a lofty See also:

TOWER (Lat. turris; Fr. tour, clocker; Ital. torre; Ger. Thurm)

tower. On a site of three acres stands the convalescent See also:

home of the Norfolk and See also:

Norwich See also:

HOSPITAL (Lat. haspitalis, the adjective of hospes, host or guest)

hospital. There is an excellent See also:

GOLF (in its older forms GOFF, GOUFF or GOWFF, the last of which gives the genuine old pronunciation)

golf course. The See also:

HERRING (Clupea harengus, Haring in German, le hareng in French, sill in Swedish)

herring, See also:

COD

cod, See also:

LOBSTER (O.E. lopustre, lopystre, a corruption of Lat. locusta, lobster or other marine shell-fish; also a locust)

lobster and crab See also:

FISHERIES

fisheries are prosecuted. The See also:

VILLAGE

village of Sheringham (pop. of urban district, 2359), lying to the See also:

west, is also frequented by visitors. A so-called See also:

ROMAN

Roman See also:

CAMP (from Lat. campus, field)

camp, on an elevation overlooking the sea, is actually a See also:

MODERN

modern See also:

BEACON (from the O. Eng. beacn, a sign, cf. " beckon," another form of the same word)

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