Editing Sheringham

{{Short description|Seaside town in Norfolk, England}}
{{For|people named Sheringham|Sheringham (surname)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2012}}
{{Infobox UK place
 | official_name=         Sheringham
 | country=               England
 | region=                East of England
 | shire_district=        [[North Norfolk]]
 | shire_county=          [[Norfolk]]
 | civil_parish=          Sheringham
 | static_image_name =    Sheringham view from Beeston Hill.jpg
 | static_image_caption = Sheringham from Beeston Bump
 | population=            7,367
 | population_ref=        (2011 census)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128417&c=Sheringham&d=16&e=62&g=6449739&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1440515922665&enc=1|title=Town population 2011|access-date=25 August 2015}}</ref>
 | area_total_km2 = 4
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 | label_position = bottom
 | post_town=             SHERINGHAM
 | postcode_area=         NR
 | postcode_district=     NR26
 | dial_code=             01263
 | constituency_westminster= [[North Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|North Norfolk]]
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'''Sheringham''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|ɛr|ɪ|ŋ|ə|m}}; population 7,367) is a seaside town and [[civil parish]] in the [[county]] of [[Norfolk]], England.<ref name=osexp252>Ordnance Survey (2002). ''OS Explorer Map 252 - Norfolk Coast East''. {{ISBN|0-319-21888-0}}.</ref> The motto of the town, granted in 1953 to the Sheringham Urban District Council, is ''Mare Ditat Pinusque Decorat'', Latin for "The sea enriches and the pine adorns".<ref name="CREST">[http://www.at-sheringham-norfolk.co.uk/towncrest.php Town Crest and motto] Retrieved 7 March 2013</ref>

==History==
[[File:Town Hall, Sheringham - geograph.org.uk - 1800837.jpg|thumb|right|The former [[Sheringham Town Hall]]]]
The place-name 'Sheringham' is first attested in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086, where it appears as ''Silingeham''. It appears as ''Siringeham'' in 1174, and ''Scheringham'' in the ''[[Book of Fees]]'' (''Liber feodorum'') in 1242. The name means 'the homestead of Scira's people'.<ref>[[Eilert Ekwall]], ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names'', p.417.</ref>
[[File:Frith, Francis - Sheringham, Norfolk (Zeno Fotografie).jpg|thumb|Sheringham (period 1850-98) by [[Francis Frith]]]]
Historically, the parish of Sheringham comprised the two villages of [[Upper Sheringham]], a farming community, and Lower Sheringham, which combined [[farming]] with [[fishing]].

[[File:Sheringham slipway.JPG |thumb|right|Sheringham slipway]]
The fishing industry was at its peak in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as the coming of the railways made it possible for fish to be transported more efficiently to market. Through the 1900s the focus of the fishing, as all along the north Norfolk coast, began to be on crabs, lobsters and [[whelk]]s. The local fishermen were major suppliers of crabs and lobsters to the London fish markets. [[Long-line fishing|Long lining]] for [[cod]] and the catching of [[herring]] began to become less important in the second half of the century, as did whelking. Today, from a peak of maybe 200 boats, Sheringham has eight boats operated single-handed.

The current town of Sheringham was once Lower Sheringham, a fishing station for the main village, now known as Upper Sheringham. It is a [[railway town]] that was developed with the coming of the [[Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway]] line in the late 19th century. Most of Sheringham's range of buildings and shops come from this period and the early 20th century. It has a particularly interesting range of buildings using flint, not normally in the traditional Norfolk style but in a variety of techniques. [[Sheringham Town Hall]], the former headquarters of Sheringham Urban District Council, was completed in 1912.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.north-norfolk.gov.uk/media/6109/sheringham-conservation-appraisal-2013-draft.pdf|title=Sheringham Conservation Area Appraisal|page=62|publisher=North Norfolk District Council|year=2013|access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref>

In the [[First World War]], Sheringham was hit by two bombs from a [[Zeppelin]] raid at 20:30 GMT on 18 January 1915, making it the first place in Britain to be attacked by Zeppelins from the air. No one was killed.<ref>{{cite news|title=Norfolk towns mark WW1 Zeppelin raid centenary|work= BBC News|date= 19 January 2015|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-30872089|access-date=24 April 2018}}</ref>

==The town today==
[[File:Sheringham 24th Jan 2008 (1).JPG|thumb|Town centre]]
Sheringham town centre is centred on a traditional [[high street]] with a wide range of privately owned shops. On Saturdays throughout the year there is a popular market in the car park next to the railway station which attracts large crowds even out of the holiday season. The town also has a good selection of specialist shops such as second-hand books, [[antiques]] and [[bric-a-brac]], [[fishing tackle]] and bait, a computer shop, a model shop, and arts and craft shops. The [[Sheringham Little Theatre]] has a wide range of productions on throughout the year including a well-established summer [[repertory]] season running from July to September, and a popular [[pantomime]] at [[Christmas]]; in the [[foyer]] is a coffee shop with display of art by local artists. There is a selection of food outlets, [[pubs]], [[restaurants]] and a [[youth hostel]].

On 15 October 2010, [[Tesco]] won a 14-year battle to open a store in the town. In a split vote [[North Norfolk District Council]] development committee chairman Simon Partridge used his casting vote in favour of the scheme.<ref>[http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/tesco_succeed_in_sheringham_store_battle_1_682332 Eastern Daily Press article] Retrieved 18 October 2010</ref> The store finally opened on 24 October 2013.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-24653342 Sheringham Tesco opens after 17-year feud] Retrieved 24 October 2013</ref>

An annual Cromer and Sheringham Crab/Lobster festival is held in May,<ref>[http://www.crabandlobsterfestival.co.uk/ Crab Festival]</ref> and the town's Carnival is held at the beginning of August.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sheringham Carnival official website|url=http://www.sheringhamcarnival.com/|publisher=sheringhamcarnival.com|access-date=4 September 2016}}</ref>

Otterndorf Green is a small green space between the town's railway stations. It commemorates Sheringham's [[twin towns and sister cities|twinning]] with the German town of [[Otterndorf]].<ref>[http://sheringhaminbloom.org.uk/displays/page7.html Otterndorf Green] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827041851/http://sheringhaminbloom.org.uk/displays/page7.html |date=27 August 2011 }} Retrieved 3 February 2011</ref>

The [[Church of England]] Parish Church of St Peter was consecrated in 1897.<ref>[http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/sheringhamcofe/sheringhamcofe.htm Norfolk churches] Retrieved 26 February 2015</ref>

==Sheringham Museum==
{{further|The Mo Sheringham Museum}}
The town's museum now known as ''The Mo'' includes a collection of old lifeboats, various displays, a viewing tower and houses the [[Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm]] visitor centre.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Collection|url=https://www.sheringhammuseum.co.uk/index.php/collection|publisher=The Mo: Sheringham Museum|access-date=11 January 2011}}</ref>

==Lifeboats==
{{further|Sheringham Lifeboat Station}}
Sheringham is reputed to be the only place in the world to have four of its original lifeboats.<ref>{{cite web|title=Museum Life Boats|url=http://www.sheringhammuseum.co.uk/museumlifeboats.html|publisher=sheringhammuseum.co.uk|access-date=4 September 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518084905/http://www.sheringhammuseum.co.uk/museumlifeboats.html|archive-date=18 May 2008}}</ref> The Sheringham Museum Trust owns three of these:
JC Madge (1904–36) pulling and sailing.
Foresters Centenary (1936–61) the towns first motorised lifeboat.
Manchester Unity of Oddfellows (1961–90) an Oakley Class lifeboat, Sheringham's last offshore boat. Within the next two to three years Sheringham Museum Trust plans to have an extended museum to house this unique collection together with three crab boats and general lifeboat and fishing industry ephemera. The town has no [[harbour]], so the lifeboat has to be launched by tractor, and the fishing boats are hauled up the beach. An old sail-powered lifeboat is preserved in the former lifeboat shed and the three other preserved RNLI lifeboats are kept in another centre.

==Transport==
===Railway===
[[Sheringham railway station]] is the northern terminus on the [[Bittern Line]], the [[National Rail]] route to [[Cromer railway station|Cromer]] and [[Norwich railway station|Norwich]]. Services run generally hourly and are operated by [[Greater Anglia]]. The station has a basic single platform structure that was opened in January 1967, following the closure of the original and more substantial [[Sheringham railway station (North Norfolk Railway)|station]] close by; the platform was rebuilt in 2019, to accommodate the new [[British Rail Class 755|Class 755 trains]] which now operate the route.

====Heritage====
[[File:GWR 3440 City of Truro backing into the station - geograph.org.uk - 1479894.jpg|thumb|The preserved North Norfolk Railway]]
The line beyond the National Rail station has been preserved as the [[North Norfolk Railway]], also known as the ''Poppy Line''. It operates between Sheringham's [[Sheringham railway station (North Norfolk Railway)|original station]] and a new station at [[Holt railway station (North Norfolk Railway)|Holt]], via [[Weybourne railway station|Weybourne]]. The railway operates primarily with steam and diesel-hauled trains, with some [[diesel multiple units]].

The short link between the National Rail network and the North Norfolk Railway was re-established in 2010; the first train to use the link was hauled by [[BR Standard Class 7 70013 Oliver Cromwell|70013 ''Oliver Cromwell'']].

===Buses===
Local bus services are provided by [[Sanders Coaches]]. The primary X40, X44 and 44A services run regularly between Sheringham, [[Cromer]], [[Aylsham]] and [[Norwich]]. Routes also operate to other local destinations including [[Fakenham]], [[Holt,  Norfolk|Holt]] and [[Wells-next-the-Sea]].

===Roads===
The [[A148 road|A148]], which connects [[King's Lynn]] and Cromer, by-passes the southern part of the town.

== Schools ==
Sheringham has three schools. One is the Woodfields for disabled children,<ref>[http://www.sheringhamwoodfields.norfolk.sch.uk/ Woodfields School] Retrieved 17 May 2009</ref> the other two are [[Sheringham High School]]<ref>[http://www.sheringhamhigh.co.uk/ Sheringham High School] Retrieved 17 May 2009</ref> and Sheringham Community Primary School.<ref>[http://www.sheringhamprimary.norfolk.sch.uk/pages/viewpage.asp?uniqid=4 Sheringham Community Primary School] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311080902/http://www.sheringhamprimary.norfolk.sch.uk/pages/viewpage.asp?uniqid=4 |date=11 March 2009 }} Retrieved 17 May 2009</ref>

==Media==
Local television news programmes are ''[[BBC Look East]]'' on BBC One and ''[[ITV News Anglia]]'' on ITV1. 

Local radio stations are [[BBC Radio Norfolk]] on 95.6 FM, [[Heart East]] on 102.4 FM, [[Greatest Hits Radio East]] (formerly [[North Norfolk Radio]]) on 103.2 FM, and Poppyland Community Radio, a community online based station which broadcast from the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.northnorfolknews.co.uk/news/22788019.new-radio-station-launch-north-norfolk/|title=New radio station to launch in north Norfolk|first= Stuart|last=Anderson|date=3 February 2022 |website=North Norfolk News|accessdate=21 February 2024}}</ref>

The town is served by the local newspapers, ''[[North Norfolk News]]'' and ''[[Eastern Daily Press]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-eang/north-norfolk-news/|title=North Norfolk News|date=4 February 2014|website=British Papers|accessdate=21 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-eang/eastern-daily-press/|title=Eastern Daily Press|date=21 June 2014|website=British Papers|accessdate=21 February 2024}}</ref>

==Places of worship==

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church [[File:St Joseph RC church.JPG|thumb|right|upright=1.2|The east end of St Joseph's interior. The high altar is backed by a high and colourful [[reredos]].]]
The Roman Catholic Church of St Joseph, on Cromer Road was designed by [[Sir Giles Gilbert Scott]]. In 1901 a donation of over £3,000 by [[Kelling Hall|Catherine Deterding]], the wife of the managing director and founder of the [[Shell Oil Company]], enabled the purchase of land around an existing chapel to build a new church. Work began in 1902 and the first section, St Joseph's chapel was completed in 1908.<ref>[http://www.domainnamesanity.com/webumake/wwwsites/www.steamindex.com/stjoseph/newchurch.htm St Joseph's Church] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120730141951/http://www.domainnamesanity.com/webumake/wwwsites/www.steamindex.com/stjoseph/newchurch.htm |date=30 July 2012 }} Retrieved 22 August 2008</ref> In 1910 the second section opened, which comprises the [[sanctuary]], [[nave]] and the porch. Later the church was completed by extending the nave and adding a new porch. The complete building was consecrated on 25 March 1935. From the outside it is possible to see the join between the northern two-thirds opened in 1910, and the southern extension completed in 1935. This large red-brick church towers over its neighbours. The north end, (the [[liturgical east]]), has a high rose window, while each long side is pierced by three vast [[Perpendicular Period|Perpendicular]]-style windows. The church is entered through a porch and into a [[narthex]] on the south west corner of the building. Behind a grilled area to the east there is a large framed [[icon]] of the [[Blessed Virgin Mary|Blessed Virgin]]. Inside the church the height and narrowness emphasizes the [[Arcade (architecture)|arcade]]s which are also of a good height and have arches of alternate sizes. The décor is a mixture of both the [[Arts and Crafts movement|arts and crafts movement]] and [[Gothic Revival architecture|industrial Gothic]], a signature of Gibert Scott's style. The [[baptismal font|font]] is a replica the seven sacraments font at [[St Mary and All Saints, Little Walsingham]]. There are some good pieces of early 20th century [[Catholic devotions|devotional art]] much of which was imported from the studio and workshop of Ferdinand Stuflesser in the [[Tyrol (state)|Austrian Tyrol]]. There is a [[rood screen]] above the entrance to the [[sanctuary]]. The [[Stations of the Cross]], ordered from Stuflesser, spent the [[First World War]] in the hold of a German freighter impounded at [[Genoa]]. 
[[File:St Josephs Church.JPG|thumb|right|St Joseph's Catholic church]]

The [[Church of England]] Parish Church of St Peter was consecrated in 1897.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}

==War memorial==
[[File:Sheringham War Memorial 16 December 2007 (1).jpg|thumb|The war memorial]]
The memorial to the men and women of Sheringham and [[Beeston Regis]] who died in military service during the two [[world war]]s is located at {{gbmapping|TG155433}} on the traffic island at the intersection of the Boulevard, St Nicholas Place and the Esplanade. It was designed by Herbert Palmer somewhat in the style of an [[Eleanor cross]]. It is of [[Clipsham]] stone and stands {{convert|26|ft|m}} tall.<ref>Sheringham & District Branch, The Royal British Legion - [http://www.sheringhamrbl.co.uk/warmemorial.php War Memorial]</ref> It was unveiled on 1 January 1921. The names of the dead are on four panels that form the base of the cross.<ref>[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Sheringham.html List of the names on the war memorial] with brief biographies</ref> A recent addition to the memorial is a small wrought-iron fence around the base with poppy motifs. There are also further names on memorial boards in the nearby parish church of St Peter.

==Sheringham Hall and other prominent property==
*In 1811, the Sheringham Estate was bought by Abbot and Charlotte Upcher. They asked [[Humphry Repton]] to design [[Sheringham Hall]]. The Upcher family also built a school. The Hall is still privately occupied, but the plantations of [[Sheringham Park]] are in the care of the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] and open to visitors.
*[[Dales Country House Hotel, Upper Sheringham|The Dales]], formerly the residence of [[Henry Douglas King]], M.P., and later Major William James Spurrell, D.S.O., M.C., is now a hotel (The Dales Country House).<ref>{{cite web|title=Luxury North Norfolk Hotel|url=http://www.dalescountryhouse.co.uk/|publisher=dalescountryhouse.co.uk|access-date=4 September 2016}}</ref>
* Sheringham watermill was mainly known as a papermill that operated from around 1750 to about 1865, although it quite possibly started life as a corn mill. It had an overshot waterwheel, which seems quite remarkable when considering the surrounding terrain and the fact that the mill was only supplied by the small [[Beeston Beck (Norfolk)|Beeston Beck]]. A blue plaque on the wall of a cottage marks the location of the mill in Beeston road which was then called Paper Mill Road.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Watermills/sheringham.html|title=Norfolk Mills - Sheringham watermill|website=www.norfolkmills.co.uk}}</ref>
* The [[Masonic Hall, Sheringham|Masonic Hall]] on Cromer Road. Was once the Electric Picture Palace.

== Offshore wind farm ==
The town is also home to a large 317MW wind farm, the [[Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm]], approximately {{convert|11|miles|km}} to {{convert|14|miles|km}} offshore.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sheringham Shoal Offshore Windfarm Location|url=http://sheringhamshoal.co.uk/about/location|website=Sheringham Shoal|access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref>

== The Oddfellows Hall ==
The [[Oddfellows|Oddfellows Hall]] on the Lifeboat Plain, built in 1867, was the original [[RNLI]] [[Lifeboat (rescue)|Lifeboat]] station and a gathering place for [[fishermen]] and boat builders, and has over the years been used as a craft centre, used to exhibit a model railway, and to display a model village. The hall was also used as a shoe factory. After years of standing idle, it re-opened in October 2007 having been completely refurbished at a cost of £250,000. A collection of organisations such as [[East of England Development Agency]], [[North Norfolk|North Norfolk District Council]], Sheringham plus Community Partnership and other interested parties worked together to facilitate the refurbishment of the hall and bring it back into community use.

==Beeston Bump==
Sheringham nestles under the nearby hill of [[Beeston Regis#Beeston Hill|Beeston Bump]], a geological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest|SSSI]] which was the site of one of the [[Second World War]] secret [[Beeston Hill Y Station|Y-stations]]. The Bump can be climbed using the [[Norfolk Coast Path]] from either the east or west. The Bump is a [[kame]], a glacial deposit that began forming between 10,000 and 15,000 years<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://experiencesheringham.com/places/beeston-bump/|title=Beeston Bump|website=Experience Sheringham}}</ref> ago at the end of the latest [[Last Glacial Period|Ice Age]]. The huge mass of ice caused a depression in the land and, as the ice melted, the land mass began to 'spring' slowly back in a process called [[Isostasy|isostatic]] readjustment. This process still occurs in the UK, as Northern England is slowly rising.
[[File:Sea Swimmers Sheringham Seafront East Anglia.png|alt=Sea swimmers on Sheringham seafront, East Anglia|thumb|Sea swimmers on Sheringham seafront, East Anglia]]

==Sea defences==
The northern frontage of Sheringham is protected by a concrete [[seawall]] which also serves as the promenade. It is a vital part of the protection of the town against the [[Coastal erosion|natural erosion]] that occurs along the [[North Norfolk]] coast. The [[storm surge]] of [[North Sea flood of 1953|1953]] considerably damaged Sheringham's wooden sea defences. In front of the sea wall are [[groyne]]s, armoured at their bases with large blocks of natural rock, which prevent [[long shore drift]]. There are numerous drains along the frontage. To the east towards [[West Runton]] the seawall ends just below [[Beeston Regis#Beeston Bump|Beeston Bump]]. From there a timber [[revetment]] and groyne system, designed and constructed in 1976, runs eastwards for 2&nbsp;km (just over a mile) to West Runton Gap. The shoreline management plans of the [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs|Department for Environment]] include a policy of "[[managed retreat]]" along this stretch of coast. The revetment between Sheringham and West Runton is no longer being maintained and is thus in a poor state of repair. Sections that become hazardous will be removed. The coastline will then be left to evolve naturally.

==Sport and leisure==
Sheringham has a [[Non-League football]] club [[Sheringham F.C.]] who play at Weybourne Road. [[Sheringham Golf Club]] opened in 1891. In October 2016, it was announced a disused sewage outlet pipe stretching {{convert|50|metres|}} from the beach into the sea will form the [[North Sea|North Sea's]] "first [[snorkeling|snorkel]] trail".<ref>{{cite web|title=Victorian Sheringham pipe becomes North Sea's " first snorkel trail"|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-37583739|website=BBC News|access-date=11 October 2016|date=9 October 2016}}</ref> [[Sheringham Golf Club]] is located on town's western outskirts and is bounded by the North Sea and the North Norfolk Railway.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sheringham Golf Club|url=http://www.sheringhamgolfclub.co.uk/|website=Sheringham Golf Club|access-date=12 November 2016}}</ref> A modern sports and leisure complex, incorporating a swimming pool and gym, and known as The Reef Leisure Centre, opened on Weybourne Road in late 2021,<ref>{{cite web | title=The Reef Leisure Centre|url=https://www.north-norfolk.gov.uk/the-reef|website=North Norfolk District Council|access-date=23 May 2022|date=23 May 2022}}</ref> replacing the ageing 'Splash' facility that had occupied the site.

== Notable people ==
*[[Tony Colman (politician)|Tony Colman]], Labour MP for Putney 1997–2005, born in Sheringham.
*[[Olive Edis]] had two photographic studios in the town and became Britain's first female [[World War I|WW1]] [[War Photographer|war photographer]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-28715002 BBC news report] Retrieved 16 August 2015</ref> 
*[[Magdalen Goffin]] (born 23 July 1925), English writer, was born in Sheringham. 
*[[Patrick Hamilton (writer)|Patrick Hamilton]], writer, lived and died in a house called Martincross located on the corner of the Boulevard and St Nicholas Place.
*"King Nicholas I" changed his name by [[deed poll]] from [[Nick Copeman]] and set up a new empire from his royal seat, a caravan just outside town.<ref>''King Nicholas and the Copeman Empire'' (Paperback), by Nick Copeman {{ISBN|0-09-189920-6}}</ref> King Nicholas I often appeared on TV and radio around the time his book was launched.
*[[Craig Murray]], former British Ambassador to [[Uzbekistan]], was born in neighbouring [[West Runton]] and brought up in Sheringham.
* [[Benjamin Pulleyne]], Vicar of Sheringham 1825–1861, was also headmaster of [[Gresham's School]].<ref>"PULLAN (or PULLEYNE), Benjamin", in [[John Venn]], ''[[Alumni Cantabrigienses]]'' Part II. 1752–1900, Vol. V Pace – Spyers (1953), [https://archive.org/details/p2alumnicantabri05univuoft/page/214/mode/1up p. 214]</ref>
* [[Ernest Shackleton]] lived at Martincross (then called ''Mainsail Haul'') in July 1910, staying until April 1911.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.antarctic-circle.org/E48.htm|title=Episode 48|website=www.antarctic-circle.org}}</ref>
*[[Allan Smethurst]] (1927–2000), known as the "Singing Postman", brought up in Sheringham although born in [[Lancashire]].<ref>[http://www.literarynorfolk.co.uk/singing_postman.htm Literary Norfolk, Allan Smethurst-The Singing Postman] Retrieved 18 April 2013</ref>
*[[Stephen Spender]] (1909–1995), English poet, novelist and essayist. Lived in a house called 'The Bluff' on the cliffs. He recalls Sheringham fondly in his autobiography ''World Within World''.
*[[Edward Ingram Watkin]] (1888–1981), English writer, lived in the town. 
*[[John Short Hewett]], cleric and academic, was Vicar of Sheringham.
*[[Ralph Vaughan Williams]], composer, lived in Sheringham in 1919. He also lived and worked at Martincross, where he wrote ''[[A Sea Symphony]]''.

==Twin towns==
*Sheringham is twinned with the town of [[Otterndorf]], in the region of [[Lower Saxony]], Germany. Otterndorf is at the mouth of the [[Medem|River Medem]] on part of the [[Elbe]] delta in the district of [[Cuxhaven]]. 
*Sheringham is also twinned with the town of [[Muzillac]] in the region of [[Morbihan]], [[Brittany]], France.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.muzillac.fr/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/7-LIM-septembre.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024195030/http://www.muzillac.fr/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/7-LIM-septembre.pdf |archive-date=2014-10-24 |url-status=live|title=Votre lettre d'informations municipales|date=September 2014|publisher=Muzillac|pages=1|access-date=24 October 2014}}</ref>

==Location diagram==
{{Geographic location
|title = '''Destinations from Sheringham'''
|Northwest = [[North Sea]]
|North     = [[North Sea]]
|Northeast = [[North Sea]]
|West      = [[Weybourne, Norfolk|Weybourne]]
|Centre    = Sheringham
|East      = [[Beeston Regis]]
|Southwest = [[Upper Sheringham]]
|South     = [[East Beckham]]
|Southeast = [[Aylmerton]]
}}

==See also==
*[[A1082 road]]
*[[A149 road]]

==References==
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==External links==
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