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Sea Palling

Sea Palling, also historically spelled Pawling and Pauling,[2] is a village and civil parish covering 11.05 km2 (4.27 sq mi) in the English county of Norfolk.[3] The village is 19.6 miles (31.5 km) south-east of Cromer, 19.6 miles (31.5 km) north-east of Norwich and 140 miles (230 km) north-east of London. The village lies 4 mi (6.4 km) east of the A149 between Kings Lynn and Great Yarmouth. The nearest railway station is at North Walsham for the Bittern Line, which runs between Sheringham, Cromer, and Norwich.

Sea Palling
Sea Palling Gap
Sea Palling
Location within Norfolk
Area11.05 km2 (4.27 sq mi)
Population655 (Including Horsey and Waxham, 2011 census)[1]
• Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG420260
• London140 miles (230 km)
Civil parish
  • Sea Palling
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR12
Dialling code01692
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°47′N 1°36′E / 52.78°N 1.60°E / 52.78; 1.60

Historically known as Palling, the parish was renamed on 2 October 1948 from "Palling" to "Sea Palling".[4]

History edit

 
Village signpost, carved by Henry Barnett and depicting a lifeboat with crew. It was refurbished in 2002

The Domesday Book (1086) records that Palling consisted of nine villagers and fourteen smallholders. There were 20 acres (8.1 ha) of meadow, 14 wild mares, two cobs, 23 pigs and 71 sheep with a total value of £4.00. It was surrounded by areas of salt marsh.

The community's primary economy has been are linked to the sea since prehistory. Additional economic endeavours included agriculture and making bricks. Bricks were transported by wherry along the New Cut to various Broadland staithes. The brick industry ended around in the early 20th century, and the kilns were dismantled.

Coastal flooding has been an issue for Sea Palling since at least the medieval period. In the 13th century, the town of Waxham Parva disappeared into the sea during a storm.[5] One of the earliest accounts was written by John of Oxendes, a monk at nearby St Benet's Abbey, in which he relates the destruction of the great storm of 1287:

In the dense darkness...the sea, agitated by the violence of the wind, burst through its accustomed limits, occupying towns, fields and other places adjacent to the coast. Issuing forth about the middle of the night it suffocated or drowned men and women sleeping in their beds, with infants in their cradles and all kinds of cattle and fresh water fishes; and it tore up houses from their foundations, with all they contained and carried them away, and threw them into the sea with irrevocable damage.[6]

Several incursions occurred over the centuries. Two severe floodings occurred, one in neighboring Eccles on Sea that cause the loss 66 houses and more than 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of land, and a second in 1607 near Palling. These natural disasters led to the Act of Parliament known as the Sea Breach Act 1609 (7 Jas. 1. c. 20), enabling taxation on lowland properties to fund coastal defense work. Despite these efforts, Waxham flooded in 1655 and 1741.[7]

In the 18th century, Sir Berney Brograve—who inherited the estates of Waxham, Sea Palling and Horsey in 1753—initially would not protect his estates by using his own funds. Instead, he attempted to revive the Sea Breach Act 1609 but was unsuccessful.[7] In March 1792, an "Embankment Bill" was presented to Parliament, but was later withdrawn. In December of the same year, the lack of funding and proper maintenance of the sand dunes led to yet another breach, causing flooding and property damage. Eventually, an eight mile stretch between Eccles to Winterton suffered from regular coastal flooding.[8]

A “programme of sea defence” was eventually established in the 19th century.[citation needed]

Within the 20th century, the North Sea flood of 1953 took the lives of seven villagers—some of the 100 who perished in Norfolk alone. A memorial plaque was built in St Margaret's Church. Following this tragedy, the sea wall was extended in 1986. In 1995, the Environment Agency undertook a multimillion-pound project erecting four barrier reefs. Five more reefs were later added in 1998 to make them more effective.[citation needed]

Smuggling was an issue in the region that reached its peak in the mid-1770s. Revenue cutters patrolled the coast and Dragoons were often called on to assist. There were seizures of goods such as tea, tobacco, jenever and other spirits between 1772 and 1792.[9] William Dutt recorded in his book The Norfolk and Suffolk Coast (1910)[10] a local story that Palling was once the headquarters of armed smugglers. A coastguard service was established in 1822 and a station built at Palling, which contributed to a decline in smuggling.[11]

As smuggling declined, marine salvage of shipwrecks became more common in the early 19th century.[12] Nobility traditionally claimed or was given manorial rights over all wrecks that came ashore since the 13th century.[13] In December 1948, a steamer called the Bosphorous ran aground on the offshore Haisborough Sands, and its cargo of oranges was jettisoned. To a populace emerging from the strict rationing of World War II, seeing beaches strewn with loose and crated oranges was called "miraculous."[by whom?]

Despite nobility laying claim to shipwrecks, looting was common. A storm on 1779 New Years Eve left 11 ships wrecked on Sir Berney's shore, which were quickly looted.[14] Locally, scavengers of wrecks were known as "pawkers." Despite threats of prosecution for pawking, the practice continued with limited consequences.[9]

A famous incident occurred during the wreck of Lady Agatha in 1768. The cargo was valued at £50,000 (equivalent to £6,708,860 in 2019) and none of it was recovered by authorities.[citation needed]

Sea Palling Lifeboat Station edit

 
Sea Palling inshore lifeboat station

Sea Palling Lifeboat Station is a voluntary-staffed and charitable-funded lifeboat station located in the village. First established by private funds in 1840, it was taken over by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1858 and operated until 1931,[15] when it was closed in a rationalisation of regional lifeboat stations. During its 91 years of service, the station had one of the best rescue records of all the lifeboat stations in the UK. In 400 launches, 795 lives had been saved, a record bettered by only three other UK stations. Crews had gained four RNLI silver gallantry medals, with a replica of the one awarded to Tom Bishop still on show at St Margaret's Church.[15]

Revived in 1974 by local people through private funds, business and charitable donations, today the charitable Palling Voluntary Rescue Service runs a single 5.7 metres (19 ft) Ocean Pro RIB, covering the area between Eccles-on-Sea and Winterton-on-Sea.[16] Between mid-May and mid-September each year, the RNLI maintains a lifeguard station on the beach at Sea Palling,[17] located just below the PVRS lifeboat station.

Further reading edit

  • Nicol, Cheryl (2016). Sir Berney Brograve: A Very Anxious Man. CreateSpace Independent Publishing. ISBN 978-1518771972.

References edit

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 4 September 2015.[dead link]
  2. ^ Pestell, R.E. (1986). Palling A History Shaped by the Sea. North Walsham: Poppyland. ISBN 094614818X.
  3. ^ OS Explorer Map 24: Norfolk Coast Central (Map) (Edition A 1997) ed.). Ordnance Survey. ISBN 0-319-21726-4.
  4. ^ "North Walsham Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Waxham". Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  6. ^ Pestell 1986, p. 1.
  7. ^ a b Pestell 1986, p. 2.
  8. ^ Pestell 1986, p. 3.
  9. ^ a b Pestell 1986, p. 6.
  10. ^ Dutt, W. A. (1910). The County Coast Series: The Norfolk and Suffolk Coast. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  11. ^ Pestell 1986, p. 7.
  12. ^ Pestell 1986, p. 7-8.
  13. ^ Pestell 1986, p. 4.
  14. ^ Pestell 1986, p. 5.
  15. ^ a b "Sea Palling Lifeboat Station". Sea Palling & Waxham. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  16. ^ "Sea Palling independent lifeboat crew back on duty". BBC News. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  17. ^ "Sea Palling Lifeguard Station". RNLI. Retrieved 20 August 2012.

External links edit

  • Village website
  • Google Maps and Bing Maps – Aerial photo of wave diffraction through the sea barriers.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sea Palling news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message Sea Palling also historically spelled Pawling and Pauling 2 is a village and civil parish covering 11 05 km2 4 27 sq mi in the English county of Norfolk 3 The village is 19 6 miles 31 5 km south east of Cromer 19 6 miles 31 5 km north east of Norwich and 140 miles 230 km north east of London The village lies 4 mi 6 4 km east of the A149 between Kings Lynn and Great Yarmouth The nearest railway station is at North Walsham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham Cromer and Norwich Sea PallingSea Palling GapSea PallingLocation within NorfolkArea11 05 km2 4 27 sq mi Population655 Including Horsey and Waxham 2011 census 1 Density59 km2 150 sq mi OS grid referenceTG420260 London140 miles 230 km Civil parishSea PallingDistrictNorth NorfolkShire countyNorfolkRegionEastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townNORWICHPostcode districtNR12Dialling code01692PoliceNorfolkFireNorfolkAmbulanceEast of EnglandUK ParliamentNorth NorfolkList of places UK England Norfolk 52 47 N 1 36 E 52 78 N 1 60 E 52 78 1 60 Historically known as Palling the parish was renamed on 2 October 1948 from Palling to Sea Palling 4 Contents 1 History 2 Sea Palling Lifeboat Station 3 Further reading 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sea Palling news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message This section relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Sea Palling news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2023 nbsp Village signpost carved by Henry Barnett and depicting a lifeboat with crew It was refurbished in 2002 The Domesday Book 1086 records that Palling consisted of nine villagers and fourteen smallholders There were 20 acres 8 1 ha of meadow 14 wild mares two cobs 23 pigs and 71 sheep with a total value of 4 00 It was surrounded by areas of salt marsh The community s primary economy has been are linked to the sea since prehistory Additional economic endeavours included agriculture and making bricks Bricks were transported by wherry along the New Cut to various Broadland staithes The brick industry ended around in the early 20th century and the kilns were dismantled Coastal flooding has been an issue for Sea Palling since at least the medieval period In the 13th century the town of Waxham Parva disappeared into the sea during a storm 5 One of the earliest accounts was written by John of Oxendes a monk at nearby St Benet s Abbey in which he relates the destruction of the great storm of 1287 In the dense darkness the sea agitated by the violence of the wind burst through its accustomed limits occupying towns fields and other places adjacent to the coast Issuing forth about the middle of the night it suffocated or drowned men and women sleeping in their beds with infants in their cradles and all kinds of cattle and fresh water fishes and it tore up houses from their foundations with all they contained and carried them away and threw them into the sea with irrevocable damage 6 Several incursions occurred over the centuries Two severe floodings occurred one in neighboring Eccles on Sea that cause the loss 66 houses and more than 1 000 acres 4 0 km2 of land and a second in 1607 near Palling These natural disasters led to the Act of Parliament known as the Sea Breach Act 1609 7 Jas 1 c 20 enabling taxation on lowland properties to fund coastal defense work Despite these efforts Waxham flooded in 1655 and 1741 7 In the 18th century Sir Berney Brograve who inherited the estates of Waxham Sea Palling and Horsey in 1753 initially would not protect his estates by using his own funds Instead he attempted to revive the Sea Breach Act 1609 but was unsuccessful 7 In March 1792 an Embankment Bill was presented to Parliament but was later withdrawn In December of the same year the lack of funding and proper maintenance of the sand dunes led to yet another breach causing flooding and property damage Eventually an eight mile stretch between Eccles to Winterton suffered from regular coastal flooding 8 A programme of sea defence was eventually established in the 19th century citation needed Within the 20th century the North Sea flood of 1953 took the lives of seven villagers some of the 100 who perished in Norfolk alone A memorial plaque was built in St Margaret s Church Following this tragedy the sea wall was extended in 1986 In 1995 the Environment Agency undertook a multimillion pound project erecting four barrier reefs Five more reefs were later added in 1998 to make them more effective citation needed Smuggling was an issue in the region that reached its peak in the mid 1770s Revenue cutters patrolled the coast and Dragoons were often called on to assist There were seizures of goods such as tea tobacco jenever and other spirits between 1772 and 1792 9 William Dutt recorded in his book The Norfolk and Suffolk Coast 1910 10 a local story that Palling was once the headquarters of armed smugglers A coastguard service was established in 1822 and a station built at Palling which contributed to a decline in smuggling 11 As smuggling declined marine salvage of shipwrecks became more common in the early 19th century 12 Nobility traditionally claimed or was given manorial rights over all wrecks that came ashore since the 13th century 13 In December 1948 a steamer called the Bosphorous ran aground on the offshore Haisborough Sands and its cargo of oranges was jettisoned To a populace emerging from the strict rationing of World War II seeing beaches strewn with loose and crated oranges was called miraculous by whom Despite nobility laying claim to shipwrecks looting was common A storm on 1779 New Years Eve left 11 ships wrecked on Sir Berney s shore which were quickly looted 14 Locally scavengers of wrecks were known as pawkers Despite threats of prosecution for pawking the practice continued with limited consequences 9 A famous incident occurred during the wreck of Lady Agatha in 1768 The cargo was valued at 50 000 equivalent to 6 708 860 in 2019 and none of it was recovered by authorities citation needed Sea Palling Lifeboat Station edit nbsp Sea Palling inshore lifeboat station Main article Sea Palling Lifeboat Station Sea Palling Lifeboat Station is a voluntary staffed and charitable funded lifeboat station located in the village First established by private funds in 1840 it was taken over by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution RNLI in 1858 and operated until 1931 15 when it was closed in a rationalisation of regional lifeboat stations During its 91 years of service the station had one of the best rescue records of all the lifeboat stations in the UK In 400 launches 795 lives had been saved a record bettered by only three other UK stations Crews had gained four RNLI silver gallantry medals with a replica of the one awarded to Tom Bishop still on show at St Margaret s Church 15 Revived in 1974 by local people through private funds business and charitable donations today the charitable Palling Voluntary Rescue Service runs a single 5 7 metres 19 ft Ocean Pro RIB covering the area between Eccles on Sea and Winterton on Sea 16 Between mid May and mid September each year the RNLI maintains a lifeguard station on the beach at Sea Palling 17 located just below the PVRS lifeboat station Further reading editNicol Cheryl 2016 Sir Berney Brograve A Very Anxious Man CreateSpace Independent Publishing ISBN 978 1518771972 References edit Civil Parish population 2011 Retrieved 4 September 2015 dead link Pestell R E 1986 Palling A History Shaped by the Sea North Walsham Poppyland ISBN 094614818X OS Explorer Map 24 Norfolk Coast Central Map Edition A 1997 ed Ordnance Survey ISBN 0 319 21726 4 North Walsham Registration District UKBMD Retrieved 30 September 2023 Waxham Retrieved 6 October 2023 Pestell 1986 p 1 a b Pestell 1986 p 2 Pestell 1986 p 3 a b Pestell 1986 p 6 Dutt W A 1910 The County Coast Series The Norfolk and Suffolk Coast New York Frederick A Stokes Company Retrieved 28 September 2023 Pestell 1986 p 7 Pestell 1986 p 7 8 Pestell 1986 p 4 Pestell 1986 p 5 a b Sea Palling Lifeboat Station Sea Palling amp Waxham Retrieved 21 August 2012 Sea Palling independent lifeboat crew back on duty BBC News 9 June 2012 Retrieved 20 August 2012 Sea Palling Lifeguard Station RNLI Retrieved 20 August 2012 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sea Palling Village website Google Maps and 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