Upper Sheringham is a village and a civil parish in the

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. The village is north-north-west of

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, west of

Cromer Cromer ( ) is a coastal town and civil parish on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk. It is north of Norwich, north-northeast of London and east of Sheringham on the North Sea coastline. The local government authorities are Nor ...

and north-north-east of

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. The village is from the town of

Sheringham Sheringham (; population 7,367) is an English seaside town within the county of Norfolk, United Kingdom.Ordnance Survey (2002). ''OS Explorer Map 252 - Norfolk Coast East''. . The motto of the town, granted in 1953 to the Sheringham Urban Distr ...

. The nearest railway station is at

for the

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which runs between

, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is

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. Nearby road connections are the A149 King's Lynn to Great Yarmouth road to the north of the village and the A148

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to Cromer road just to the south. The parish of Upper Sheringham in the 2001 census, a population of 214, reducing slightly to 209 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the

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Description

The name Sheringham is of Scandinavian origin and has the meaning ''The Ham of Scira’s people''.The Divided Village, By Peter Cox: Courtyard Publishing: It is thought that Scira may have been a

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warlord who was given the land as a reward for his performance in battle. The village is located a little south west on higher ground above the town of Sheringham. The village is bound to the west by the

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property of

Sheringham Hall Sheringham Hall is a Grade II* listed buildings in North Norfolk, Grade II* listed building which stands in the grounds of Sheringham Park which is in the care of the National Trust. The house is close to the village of Upper Sheringham in the En ...

and its estate. To the south is the hill line known as the

Cromer Ridge Cromer Ridge is a ridge of old glacial moraines (terminal moraine) that stands next to the coast adjacent to Cromer, Norfolk, England. Cromer Ridge seems to have been the front line of the ice sheet for some time at the last glaciation, which is s ...

. The village is known locally as "Upper Town" as compared to the town of

(town) itself.

All Saints' Church

The

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of All Saints is famous for a 15th-century bench ends including one, just inside the north door, of a

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. Popular legend has it that the mermaid sought refuge in the church from a storm at sea. There is also an infant wrapped in swaddling bands. The church also retains the floor and front parapet of the

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described as "the best survival of its kind in all East Anglia's 1200-odd medieval churches."

References

Gallery

File:Upper Sheringham in March 2006.JPG, The village Image:Upper Sheringham.JPG, Row of cottages File:Upper Sheringham War Memorial.JPG, The war memorial located at the church of All Saints File:Upper Sheringham Reservoir.JPG, The ''reservoir''. All Saints church is in the background. File:Upper Sheringham Village Sign.JPG, The village sign depicts a

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