Sidestrand

Infobox UK place
official_name= Sidestrand
country= England
region= East of England
shire_district= North Norfolk
shire_county= Norfolk
civil_parish= Trimingham CP
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static_image_caption =The Parish Church
population= 370 (parish, 2001 census)
population_density=
os_grid_reference=TG262392
latitude= 52.90738
longitude= 1.35874
post_town= CROMER
postcode_area= NR
postcode_district= NR27
dial_code= 01263
constituency_westminster=
london_distance= convert|138|mi|km:"For the aircraft, see Boulton Paul Sidestrand"Sidestrand is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk [Ordnance Survey, Explorer Sheet 252, Norfolk Coast East, ISBN 9780319467268] . The village is 23.7 miles North of Norwich, 3.3 miles South East of Cromer and 138 miles north-east of London.The nearest railway station is at North Walsham for the Bittern Line which runs between Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

History

The name Sidestrand is thought to derive from the old English word Sid, meaning Broad or spacious and the Danish Strond for Shore. The area is forever immortalised as "Poppyland" due to the writing about the area by Victorian Journalist Clement Scott

The Parish Church of Saint Michael

The church of Sidestrand, St Michael, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. Much of its material comes from an earlier church that became too close to the cliff. The earlier church was demolished, apart from the tower which was left as a landmark. The tower and graveyard became known as "The Garden of Sleep".

The Coastline

The section of cliffs Sidestrand is one of the wildest parts of the Norfolk coast due to its rapid erosion [ [http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/default.asp?Document=400.500.100.60x1] / Norfolk Museums Website] . It beaches and dramatic cliffs are less easy to reach than most others along this part of the coastline. The 50m high cliffs contain spectacular glacial sediments and structures and it's beach is a rich picking ground for petrologists and fossil hunters

Reference

External links

* [http://www.roundtowerchurches.de/Karte/A5/Sidestrand_St_Michael/sidestrand_st_michael.html Website with photos of Sidestrand St Michael]