Mundesley

Mundesley
Mundesley Beach
Mundesley is located in Norfolk
Mundesley
Mundesley
Location within Norfolk
Area2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Population2,758 (parish, 2011 census)
• Density971/km2 (2,510/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG315365
• London136 miles (219 km)
Civil parish
  • Mundesley
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR11
Dialling code01263
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
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Norfolk
52°52′34″N 1°26′17″E / 52.876°N 1.438°E / 52.876; 1.438

Mundesley /ˈmʌn.dzli/ is a coastal village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.[1] The village is 20.3 miles (32.7 km) north-northeast of Norwich, 7.3 miles (11.7 km) southeast of Cromer and 136 miles (219 km) northeast of London. The village lies 5.6 miles (9.0 km) north-northeast 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[2] coast road that links Cromer and Caister-on-Sea, and is at the eastern end of the B1145[3] 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.[4]

The River Mun or Mundesley Beck flows into the sea here. On 5 September 2022 Mundesley beach won the North Norfolk District Council Battle of the Beaches to be recognised as the top beach in North Norfolk in a close run off against West Runton beach. [5]

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey, Explorer Sheet 252, Norfolk Coast East, ISBN 978-0-319-46726-8
  2. ^ County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, Map page 229, ISBN 978-1-84348-614-5
  3. ^ County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, page 230 ISBN 978-1-84348-614-5
  4. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Mundesley named best beach in North Norfolk in Battle of the Beaches 2022". Retrieved 5 September 2022.