| Walcott | |
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 Walcott village sign | |
  Walcott Location within Norfolk | |
| Population | 548 (Including Ostend 2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TG360320 |
| • London | 137 miles (220 km) |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR12 |
| Dialling code | 01692 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Walcott is a small village and civil parish on the North Norfolk coast in England between Mundesley and Happisburgh.[2] The name is formed from the Anglian word 'walh' (cognate with 'Welsh') and the Anglo-Saxon 'cot' meaning 'cottage, hut, shelter or den'.[3] The village is 19.1 miles (30.7 km) north east of Norwich, 11.9 miles (19.2 km) south east of Cromer and 137 miles (220 km) north east of London. The village lies 5.6 miles (9.0 km) east of the town of North Walsham.
The village is the only point where the B1159 (the coast road) actually runs along the edge of the sea. This makes it a popular stopping off point for day-trippers and storm watchers.
The parish was created in 2008, partitioned from the Happisburgh parish.
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ Ordnance Survey, Explorer Sheet 252, Norfolk Coast East, ISBN 978-0-319-46726-8
- ^ 'Guide to English Place Names', Nottingham University, online [1] A different source suggests "walh" means "serf or foreigner": Rye J, 'A popular guide to Norfolk place-names', 2000, Larks Press