Hammond's Knoll is a long sandbank off the coast of

Norfolk, England Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North ...

Happisburgh Happisburgh () is a village civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is on the coast, to the east of a north–south road, the B1159 from Bacton on the coast to Stalham. It is a nucleated village. The nearest substantial to ...

, to the east of

Haisborough Sands Haisborough Sands (or Haisboro Sands or Haisbro Sands) is a sandbank off the coast of Norfolk, England at Happisburgh.SC1408 Harwich and Rotterdam to Cromer & Terschelling Admiralty Small Craft Chart Coastal planning chart of the Harwich and Rot ...

. The sandbank at low tide has a depth of at each end, and in the centre. The sandbank has lighted buoys at its north and east ends. Hammond's Knoll forms part of the Haisborough, Hammond and Winterton

Special Area of Conservation A Special Area of Conservation (SAC) is defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), also known as the ''Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora''. They are to protect the 220 habitats and ap ...

.Special Area of Conservation (SAC):Haisborough, Hammond and Winterton
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Ships wrecked on Hammond's Knoll

Some of the ships wrecked here include: * HMS ''Invincible'' - 1801 with the loss of 400 lives. * Galatea - 1898 * SS ''English Trader'' - 1941

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Sandbanks of the North Sea Coastal features of Norfolk Landforms of Norfolk Sandbanks of England {{Norfolk-geo-stub

Ships wrecked on Hammond's Knoll

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