The village's name means 'Island' next to the sea.
The civil parish has an area of 8.82 km2 (3.41 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 322 in 177 households,[2] falling to 239 at the 2011 Census.[3] For local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
Its position on the North Sea coast makes it a prime site for migratory birds in autumn. It consequently is home to two adjoining nature reserves, one owned by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust and the other by the Norfolk Ornithological Association. A pair of black-winged stilts bred at the Wildlife Trust's Holme Dunes in 1987, raising three young.[4]
The parish church of St Mary was first mentioned in 1188, but the oldest remaining part of the building is the tower which dates from the fifteenth century. The main church building was demolished and rebuilt in 1888, although some memorials and an ancient stone font survive from the earlier structure. The church has a peal of five bells which are still rung, the earliest is dated 1677. In the churchyard are the graves of various members of the Nelson family, who lived at Holme House.[5]
Gore Pointedit
Near the village is an area of beach and dunes known as “Gore Point” and is the north easternmost point of the area known as The Wash and is just eleven and a half miles (18.5 km) by sea from Gibraltar Point (the north westernmost point) near Skegness in Lincolnshire yet by land it's a journey of over 75 miles (121 km) and marks the narrowest point on The Wash between the two points of entrance into the bay.
Referencesedit
^Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West. ISBN0-319-21886-4.
^Office for National Statistics and Norfolk County Council, 2001. "."
^"Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 28 August 2015.
^Boyd, Bill (1987) The Black-winged Stilts at Holme Norfolk Naturalists' Trust reserve Twitching Vol 1 No 6 Pages 148-150
^"St. Mary's, Holme-next-the-Sea". The Saxon Shore Benefice. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
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holme, next, small, village, civil, parish, english, county, norfolk, situated, north, norfolk, coast, some, north, east, seaside, resort, hunstanton, north, town, king, lynn, north, west, city, norwich, village, signlocation, within, norfolkarea8, population2. Holme next the Sea is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk It is situated on the north Norfolk coast some 5 km north east of the seaside resort of Hunstanton 30 km north of the town of King s Lynn and 70 km north west of the city of Norwich 1 Holme next the SeaVillage signHolme next the SeaLocation within NorfolkArea8 82 km2 3 41 sq mi Population239 2011 Density27 km2 70 sq mi OS grid referenceTF7043DistrictKing s Lynn and West NorfolkShire countyNorfolkRegionEastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townHUNSTANTONPostcode districtPE36Dialling code01485PoliceNorfolkFireNorfolkAmbulanceEast of EnglandUK ParliamentNorth West NorfolkList of places UK England Norfolk 52 58 N 0 32 E 52 96 N 0 54 E 52 96 0 54 The village s name means Island next to the sea The civil parish has an area of 8 82 km2 3 41 sq mi and in the 2001 census had a population of 322 in 177 households 2 falling to 239 at the 2011 Census 3 For local government the parish falls within the district of King s Lynn and West Norfolk Its position on the North Sea coast makes it a prime site for migratory birds in autumn It consequently is home to two adjoining nature reserves one owned by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust and the other by the Norfolk Ornithological Association A pair of black winged stilts bred at the Wildlife Trust s Holme Dunes 1 in 1987 raising three young 4 The eastern end of Hunstanton golf links reach to Holme and public rights of way mean that birders and golfers have learned to co exist It is the meeting point of the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path which together form a National Trail It is the nearest village to Seahenge the Bronze Age timber circle The parish church of St Mary was first mentioned in 1188 but the oldest remaining part of the building is the tower which dates from the fifteenth century The main church building was demolished and rebuilt in 1888 although some memorials and an ancient stone font survive from the earlier structure The church has a peal of five bells which are still rung the earliest is dated 1677 In the churchyard are the graves of various members of the Nelson family who lived at Holme House 5 Gore Point editNear the village is an area of beach and dunes known as Gore Point and is the north easternmost point of the area known as The Wash and is just eleven and a half miles 18 5 km by sea from Gibraltar Point the north westernmost point near Skegness in Lincolnshire yet by land it s a journey of over 75 miles 121 km and marks the narrowest point on The Wash between the two points of entrance into the bay References edit Ordnance Survey 2002 OS Explorer Map 250 Norfolk Coast West ISBN 0 319 21886 4 Office for National Statistics and Norfolk County Council 2001 Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Civil Parish population 2011 Retrieved 28 August 2015 Boyd Bill 1987 The Black winged Stilts at Holme Norfolk Naturalists Trust reserve Twitching Vol 1 No 6 Pages 148 150 St Mary s Holme next the Sea The Saxon Shore Benefice Retrieved 28 March 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Holme next the Sea Map sources for Holme next the Sea Holme next the Sea Key to English Place names Holme next the Sea from origins org Genuki Norfolk Holme next the Sea from NorfolkCoast co uk Holme next the Sea village Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Holme next the Sea amp oldid 1222556356, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
