Shingle Street
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A small coastal hamlet at the mouth of Orford Ness between Orford and Bawdsey. Originally a home for fishermen and river pilots on the River Ore. Early in the 19th century a Martello tower was built; this later became a home for coastguards. Many of the original buildings date from this period though several were destroyed during World War II including the Lifeboat Inn, the hamlet's only pub. A report from October 2004 suggests that Shingle Street is at risk from the sea and could disappear within 20 years if sea defences are not erected. Shingle Street was the inspiration of the Thomas Dolby song "Cloudburst at Shingle Street" on the album The Golden Age of Wireless. -Adapted from Wikipedia.
Photo: www.geograph.org.uk/photo/661293
Photo: www.geograph.org.uk/photo/661293
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingle_Street
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Coordinates: 52°1'59"N 1°27'3"E
- Mendlesham Green 35 km
- Stoneyhills 62 km
- Howe Street 73 km
- Little Canfield 81 km
- Spellbrook 92 km
- Lambourne End 101 km
- Lambourne 101 km
- Betsham 104 km
- Brabourne Lees 106 km
- Westende-Bad 132 km
- Entrance to River Ore 1 km
- HMYOI Hollesley Bay Prison 2 km
- Hollesley Primary School 2.1 km
- Village Hall Playing Field 2.6 km
- Orford Ness 6.1 km
- Rendlesham Forest 6.2 km
- Radio Caroline`s approximate position 12 km
- Principality of Sealand 16 km
- Principality of Sealand 17 km
- Greater Gabbard wind farm 34 km