Great
Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is
a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It is at the mouth
of the River Yare, 30km east of Norwich and 18 km north
of the Suffolk town of Lowestoft.
Great Yarmouth has been a seaside resort since 1760,
and is the gateway from the Norfolk Broads to the sea.
For hundreds of years it has been a fishing port dependent
on the herring fishery, and today it services offshore
natural gas rigs. The town has a popular beach and two
promenades.
The
town itself is on a thin spit sandwiched between the
North Sea and River Yare. It is home to the historic
rows and the main tourist sector on the seafront. The
area is linked to Gorleston, Cobholm and Southtown by
Haven Bridge and to the A47, A149 and A12 by the Breydon
Bridge.
The
unparished urban area that makes up the town of Great
Yarmouth has an area of 26.54 km² and according
to the Office for National Statistics in 2002 had a
population of 47,288. It is the main town in the larger
Borough of Great Yarmouth. The ONS identify a Great
Yarmouth Urban Area, which has a population of 66,788,
including the sub-areas of Caister-on-Sea (8,756) and
Great Yarmouth (58,032). The wider borough of Great
Yarmouth has a population of around 92,500.
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