The B1159 is a road in

Norfolk Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...

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, running for about between

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 ...

and

Caister-on-Sea Caister-on-Sea, also known colloquially as Caister, is a large village, seaside resort and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Caister is located north of Great Yarmouth and east of Norwich. History Caister's history dates bac ...

, parallel to and at a short distance from the northeastern coast of Norfolk. From north to south the road passes through: *

Overstrand Overstrand is a village (population 1,030) on the north coast of Norfolk in England, two miles east of Cromer. It was once a modest fishing station, with all or part of the fishing station being known as Beck Hythe. In the latter part of the 19 ...

Sidestrand Sidestrand is a village and a civil parish on the coast of the England, English county of Norfolk. The village is north of Norwich, south east of Cromer and north-east of London. The nearest railway station is at North Walsham railway stati ...

Trimingham Trimingham is a coastal village and a civil parish in the North Norfolk district of Norfolk, England. The village is north of North Walsham, east of Cromer, north of the city and county town of Norwich, and is on the B1159 road, B1159 coasta ...

Mundesley Mundesley /ˈmʌn.dzli/ is a coastal village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is north-northeast of Norwich, southeast of Cromer and north-northeast of the town of North Walsham. The nearest airport is Norw ...

* Paston * Bacton * Keswick * Walcott * Brumstead *

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 ...

* Whimpwell Green *

Lessingham Lessingham is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The civil parish also includes the village of Eccles on Sea and the hamlet of Hempstead. Lessingham is located south-east of Cromer and north-east of Norwich. Hi ...

* Ingham Corner * Sea Palling * Horsey Corner * Horsey * West Somerton * East Somerton *

Winterton-on-Sea Winterton-on-Sea is a village and civil parish on the North Sea coast of the English county Norfolk. It is north of Great Yarmouth and east of Norwich.Ordnance Survey (2002). ''OS Explorer Map 252 - Norfolk Coast East''. . The civil parish ha ...

Hemsby Hemsby is a seaside resort, coastal village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. England. It is situated north-west of the town of Great Yarmouth. In the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 cen ...

* Dowe Hill *

Scratby Scratby is a seaside village within the parish of Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby in the Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England. California is situated north of Great Yarmouth. The village forms part of the wider Great Yarmouth Urban A ...

Sections of interest (north to south)

From about halfway between Cromer and Overstrand to Mundesley, the road parallels the disused course of the

Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway The Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway (NSJR) was a British joint railway company. The NSJR was owned by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) and the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway (MGNJ) and consisted of two distinct sections: a line betwee ...

, which can be glimpsed from time to time. Between Paston and Bacton, "the road runs through acres of gasholders, pipes, control wheels and other gadgetry, all protected by formidable fences. This is the Bacton Natural Gas Terminal, which receives gas through pipelines from the offshore wells.".Illustrated Guide to Britain's Coast, Drive Publications Limited (for the AA), 1987, . The site is also one terminal of the

Interconnector An interconnector (also known as a DC tie in the USA) is a structure which enables high-voltage DC electricity to flow between electrical grids, connecting separate AC networks, or linking synchronous grids. It may be formed of submarine power ...

pipeline link with continental Europe. A quarter-mile stretch at Walcott is a section of this "coast road" that runs in close proximity to the sea, although somewhat more distant sea views are available at numerous other points, such as at Sidestrand, Trimingham and Mundesley 1:50,000 Landranger Sheet 134 Norwich & The Broads (Great Yarmouth), Edition C1,

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, 2000

Notes and references

;Primary references: * 1:50,000 First Series Sheet 133 North East Norfolk,

, 1974 –

– Ingham Corner. * 1:50,000 Landranger Sheet 134 Norwich & The Broads (Great Yarmouth), Edition C1,

, 2000 – Whimpwell Green –

. * Touring Guide to Britain,

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, 1986, , in which the B1159 forms half of Tour 64. ;Inline references:

External links

Photos taken along the road
at Geograph.org {{DEFAULTSORT:1-1159 Roads in England Transport in Norfolk

Sections of interest (north to south)

See also

Notes and references

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