Cobholm Island

Cobholm Island is situated in the East Anglian county of Norfolk, England, close to Great Yarmouth.^[1]

It was the victim of the North Sea flood of 1953 which resulted in the deaths of 307 people,^[2] with 10 people killed and 3,500 homes destroyed in the Cobholm and Southtown areas.^[3]

References

↑ GENUKI, "Gazetteer entry for Cobholm Island", UK & Ireland Genealogy, retrieved 14 November 2011
↑ The Open University, "The Flood of 1953", Open2.net, retrieved 14 November 2011
↑ Simon Knott, "St Luke, Cobholm, Great Yarmouth", The Norfolk Churches Site, retrieved 14 November 2011

Ceremonial county of Norfolk

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52°36′23″N 1°42′54″E / 52.606358°N 1.715130°E / 52.606358; 1.715130

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