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Cley next the Sea, par. and vil., N. Norfolk, 4½ miles NW. of Holt, 2363 ac. (165 water), pop. 719; P.O., T.O., called Cley; had once an extensive trade in corn, but from the silting up of the harb. the commerce of the port is now inconsiderable. Prince James (afterwards James I.) of Scotland was captured off C. in 1409.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Cley Next the Sea Parish Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place names: | CLEY | CLEY NEXT THE SEA |
| Place: | Cley Next the Sea |
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