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Brancaster is a village and civil parish on the north coast of the English county Norfolk. The civil parish of Brancaster comprises Brancaster itself, together with Brancaster Staithe and Burnham Deepdale .
Brancaster Manor is a salt marsh owned by the National Trust near Brancaster, Norfolk, covering 810 ha (2,000 acres). [1] It was originally purchased by the Brancaster Memorial Trust in 1964, [2] and transferred to the National Trust in 1967. [1] It is leased to Brancaster Staithe Fishermen's Society. [3]
The schooner stranded on a bar 1.75 miles (2.8 km) north of the Toms River Life-Saving Station at Toms River, New Jersey, during a rainstorm. She broke up immediately with the loss of all seven hands. [10] Melina United Kingdom: The schooner was driven ashore at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Waterford. [2]
The origin of the name Brancaster Staithe is unclear, however, several theories have been put forward. The name Brancaster is thought to be a combination of the Latin word "castra", meaning a walled town or Roman station, and "brom", an Old English word meaning a hill where broom grows, in this case probably referring to the furze located on Barrow Common.
Brancaster Lifeboat Station was located at Brancaster Beach, near the village of Brancaster, on the north coast of the county of Norfolk.. It is recorded that in 1823, the Norfolk Association for Saving the Lives of Shipwrecked Mariners (NASLSM) decided to place a lifeboat at Brancaster, but there are no records of a boat in their annual report, nor any service records.
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The ship was driven onto Loe Bar, Mount's Bay, United Kingdom when her anchor cable parted in high winds. Four, five or seven of her 35 crew lost their lives She was bound for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom with 3,000 tons of coal and was the largest sailing ship to be wrecked on the bar. [66] [67] [18] [68]
The barque was beached at Brancaster, Norfolk, United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition. [141] She was on a voyage from Grimstad to Algiers, Algeria. [115] San Antonio Greece: The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at La Atunara, Spain with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to an English port. [140] [115] St. George ...