Mundesley
History
The villages name means 'Mul's/Mundel's wood/clearing'.
Mundesley has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086, with the town's name recorded as Muleslai. The main landholder was William de Warenne, and the survey also lists a church.
Second World War
The Mundesley Memorial Bomb is dedicated to Army teams who removed mines after the Second World War. There is a War memorial inside the Church and on the seafront at the Coastwatch station and museum. Near to the church is a World War II gun emplacement, which now stands near the edge of the cliff, due to coastal erosion.
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward includes Bacton and had had total population at the 2011 Census of 4,191.
Tourism
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Mundesley is a popular seaside holiday destination due to its sandy beaches and has a number of holiday chalet and caravan parks and hotels. Just to the south of Mundesley on the road to Paston is a popular windmill, Stow Mill. The village was a popular seaside resort in Victorian times, benefiting from its own railway station which closed in 1964.
Golf course
The village has an historic golf course in the Mun Valley, established in 1901 and designed with the help of six-times Open Champion Harry Vardon. Vardon convalesced at the nearby sanitorium while recovering from tuberculosis and his association with the course spanned many years. It is said that he scored his only hole-in-one on what is now the sixth. The course was altered when land was required for wartime farming and was redesigned when the conflicts ended.
Village amenities
Parish church
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All Saints' Church is located on the cliffs above the sea. The church was in ruins for over a hundred years before it was restored at the start of the 20th century. In 1904 the western end was extended to make an organ chamber, and then in 1914 the nave was extended eastwards, with a new chancel on the site of the old one.
Village centre
The village centre offers shops including a butchers, clothing, arts and crafts, chemist, a public library and convenience stores. Mundesley also has its own medical centre and primary school. There is an adventure island crazy golf park close to the seafront. There is a very small maritime museum which is also the local lookout of the National Coastwatch Institution, a charity offering 365 days' lookout in over 50 stations along the British coast.
Public houses and hotels
There are two pubs in Mundesley. One of the oldest is the Ship Inn situated on the seafront. Its first landlord is listed as being Paul Harrison in 1836. Its flint construction is characteristic of the older parts of the village. A little inland, on the road to Paston, is the Royal Hotel, where Lord Nelson is said to have lived for a while.