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The cliffs of West Runton were once part of the Cromer Forest Bed formation which is exposed at intervals along the coast of Norfolk and Suffolk, from Weybourne to Kessingland. The forest bed was formed in the Quaternary Period and dates to between 700,000 and 500,000 years ago.
At 49 miles (79 km) the road reaches the village of Beeston Regis followed by West Runton. The last village before Cromer is East Runton were the landscape of the coast is peppered with static caravans or mobile homes. The A149 now reaches the fading Victorian splendour of Cromer (52.3 miles (84.2 km)).
Cromer Museum, Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Norfolk Collections Centre (Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse), Seaview Beach Cafe West Runton The West Runton Mammoth is a fossilized skeleton of a steppe mammoth ( Mammuthus trogontherii ) found in the cliffs of West Runton in the county of Norfolk, England in 1990. [ 1 ]
There is a frequent bus service between Sheringham and Norwich, as well as being served by the Coasthopper [3] along the coast road A149, [4] and a rail service from the nearby stations of Sheringham to the west and West Runton to the east, where the Bittern Line runs a frequent service between Norwich, Cromer and Sheringham.
West Runton railway station is a stop on the Bittern Line in Norfolk, England, serving the village of West Runton.It is 28 miles 55 chains (46.2 km) down the line from Norwich and is situated between Cromer and Sheringham, the line's northern terminus.
A-148 railway bridge (near Cromer) Runton is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk consisting of the villages of East Runton and West Runton.It covers an area of 5.44 km 2 (2.10 sq mi) and had a population of 1,633 in 784 households at the 2001 census, [1] the population increasing to 1,667 at the 2011 Census. [2]
On 6 April 1953 the Cromer Beach to Mundesley section was closed. [5] [page needed] On 21 September 1953 the Yarmouth Beach to Gorleston North section closed. [23] The ex-GER station Cromer High was closed on 20 September 1954, services being concentrated on the M&GNJR station, Cromer Beach, which was extended and improved for the purpose. [3 ...
The nearest railway stations are West Runton at the bottom of Sandy Lane, Cromer at 2.9 miles (4.7 km) and Roughton Road at 4.1 miles (6.6 km). The civil parish has an area of 6.86 square kilometres and in the 2001 census the population was 435 in 178 households, increasing to 458 at the 2011 Census.