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Cromer (other)
Cromer is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. Cromer may also refer to: Places England * Cromer railway station, Cromer, Norfolk, England * Cromer, Hertfordshire, a hamlet in England Elsewhere * Cromer, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia * Cromer, South Australia, a locality * Cromer, Manitoba, a village in Canada * 10283 Cromer, main-belt asteroid People * Cromer (surname) * Earl of Cromer ** Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, British official in control of Egypt 1883-1907 ** Rowland Baring, 2nd Earl of Cromer ** Rowland Baring, 3rd Earl of Cromer * Cromer Ashburnham (1831–1917), British Army major-general Ships * HMS Cromer (J128), HMS ''Cromer'' (J128), a Bangor-class minesweeper lost in 1942 * HMS Cromer (M103), HMS ''Cromer'' (M103), a ''Sandown''-class minehunter launched in 1990 and decommissioned in 2001 * HMS Cromer (1867), HMS ''Cromer'' (1867), a ''Britomart''-class wooden screw gunboat of the Royal Navy Other uses * Cromer Street, London, England * Crom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cromer
Cromer ( ) is a coastal town and civil parish on the north coast of the North Norfolk district of the county of Norfolk, England. It is north of Norwich, northwest of North Walsham and east of Sheringham on the North Sea coastline. The local government authorities are North Norfolk District Council, whose headquarters is on Holt Road in the town, and Norfolk County Council, based in Norwich. The civil parish has an area of and at the 2011 census had a population of 7,683. The town is notable as a traditional tourist resort and for the Cancer pagurus, Cromer crab, which forms the major source of income for local fishermen. The motto ''Gem of the Norfolk Coast'' is highlighted on the town's road signs. History The town has given its name to the ''Cromerian Stage'' or ''Cromerian Complex'', also called the ''Cromerian'', a stage in the Pleistocene glacial history of north-western Europe. Cromer is not mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086. The place-name 'Cromer' is f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
