- Cobholm Island
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Cobholm Island is situated in the East Anglian county of Norfolk, England, close to Great Yarmouth.[1]
It was the victim of the North Sea flood of 1953 which resulted in the deaths of 307 people,[2] with 10 people killed and 3,500 homes destroyed in the Cobholm and Southtown areas.[3]
References
- ^ GENUKI, "Gazetteer entry for Cobholm Island", UK & Ireland Genealogy, retrieved 14 November 2011
- ^ The Open University, "The Flood of 1953", Open2.net, retrieved 14 November 2011
- ^ Simon Knott, "St Luke, Cobholm, Great Yarmouth", The Norfolk Churches Site, retrieved 14 November 2011
Boroughs or districts Major settlements Acle • Attleborough • Aylsham • Cromer • Dereham • Diss • Downham Market • Fakenham • Gorleston-on-Sea • Great Yarmouth • Hingham • Holt • Hunstanton • King's Lynn • Loddon • North Walsham • Norwich • Redenhall with Harleston • Reepham • Sheringham • Stalham • Swaffham • Thetford • Thorpe St Andrew • Watton • Wells-next-the-Sea • Wymondham
See also: List of civil parishes in NorfolkTopics 52°36′23″N 1°42′54″E / 52.606358°N 1.715130°E
Categories:- Great Yarmouth
- Norfolk geography stubs
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