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Eccles-on-Sea (also called Eccles-by-the-Sea) is an ancient Norfolk coastal fishing village, now virtually all swept into the North Sea. == History == The placename Eccles comes from the Latin ''ecclesia'' meaning church, and usually indicates an early British Christian site, as ''ecclesia'' was not taken into the Anglo-Saxons' vocabulary, other than in inherited place names. When the ''Domesday Book'' was compiled in 1086, Eccles-on-Sea was a thriving community of some , but as it was situated in a low-lying area on the North Norfolk coast it was prone to inundation. In 1605, according to William White's ''History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk'', 1883, the inhabitants petitioned for a reduction in their taxes when only 14 houses and of land remained following a ferocious storm in 1604.〔"(History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk, 1883 )". GENUKI.〕 However, this 1604 date cannot be verified by reference to the storm record, and probate evidence clearly demonstrates that by the early 17th century Eccles had been united with Hempstead for some thirty years. By 1881 it had only 17 inhabitants and comprised of land divided into two farms.〔 Today the majority of the area is occupied by the Bush Estate - a collection of about 200 mostly pre-war bungalows tucked in behind the sand dunes. The Bush Estate was originally a simple holiday retreat, with just one well between the inhabitants and no mains drainage or power. However, over the years the properties have been improved, the utility companies subsequently laid on mains drainage, electricity and telephones and the community took on a more permanent feel. Today about half the dwellings are occupied all year round and many of the more temporary structures have been rebuilt as conventional bungalows. The community at Eccles is now nestled behind concrete sea defences constructed after the North Sea flood of 1953. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eccles on Sea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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