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Happisburgh (or Hasbro'), par. and fishing vil., N. Norfolk, 6 miles E. of North Walsham, 2163 ac. (210 water), pop. 556; P.O. Happisburgh Gat is a water channel between the Newarp and Happisburgh Sand; to the SE. of the church are 2 lighthouses, 85 ft. and 42 ft. high, each with fixed light (Hasborough) 136 ft. and 94 ft. above high water and seen 17 and 15 miles; near the end of Sand is a light-vessel, with fixed light (Hasborough) 35 ft. above high water and seen 10 miles.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and fishing village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Happisburgh AP/CP Norfolk AncC |
| Place names: | HAPPISBURGH | HAPPISBURGH OR HASBRO | HASBRO |
| Place: | Happisburgh |
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