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Great Yarmouth (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 52 38 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 52.6333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 001 45 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 1.7500 decimal degrees |
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Note: A seaside resort and port located on the North Sea coast. The city grew along narrow streets called "rows." It was an important counting house and trade center during the 14th and 15th centuries. Industries include herring fishing, engineering, food processing, and brewing. It was heavily bombed during World War I. St. Nicholas' is the largest parish church in England. |
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| Great Yarmouth (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Yarmouth (C,O,English,U)
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| Gernemutha (H,V)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
| Gernemwa (H,V)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
| Iernesmua (H,V)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled during Saxon times |
| city (C) |
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chartered in 1208 |
| port (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| coastal settlement (C) |
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| resort center (C) |
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