Talk:Happisburgh

Spelling

Note there are three spellings: 'Happisburgh' is the village, 'Haisborough Sands' is the sandbank 8 miles offshore which is marked by the south, mid and north Haisbro' buoys. Jaydublu (talk) 08:48, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

It would be helpful to have information on the origin of the spelling. Is the letter p used as a substitute for the Old English letter wyn (which looked like a p but was pronounced like a w)? This would be a question of paleography and could be quickly ascertained by a review of old documents (if any) mentioning Happisburgh. The letter wyn continued to be used into the Middle English period. -- Bob Bob99 (talk) 14:13, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

The Domesday book has a spelling here https://opendomesday.org/media/images/nfk/26.png ~2026-40459-36 (talk) 21:20, 19 July 2026 (UTC)

Coastal erosion

Coastal erosion is a very big issue at Happisburgh and surroundings, but it is very hard to find suitably accreditable content to meet Wikipedia's editorial guidelines. Jaydublu (talk) 08:48, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

I have removed "but by the 1990s, all that remained was a small strip of piled-up rocks." This is incorrect, the defenses have not been maintained for a number of years and are gradually breaking up. in the area where the erosioin is most severe the wooden defenses have completely disappeared - resulting in the formation of a bay. Rocks have been placed in this area in order to slow the erosion. This is form personal experience, but photographic evidence can be seen on the CCAG website. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Purplejumper (talk • contribs) 01:02, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

Lifeboat Shed Location

I'm not convinced that the original lifeboat location was at 'Old Cart Gap'. Cart Gap is where the shed is now. Anyone got any further sources on the history of the lifeboat? Purplejumper (talk) 11:59, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

this is me (purplejumper) on a guest login. The main lifeboat page has been updated in the 17 years since I posted above and there is enough evidence imo to remove the old cart gap part here, (the mistake originated from central RNLI data) ~2026-39278-23 (talk) 13:41, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

Updates required

This article could do with updating, and especially should reference the Book of Happisburgh (Trett and Hogget) disappointing that the article is currently C-grade, with a little input we could turn this around.

(purplejumper on guest login) ~2026-39278-23 (talk) 13:57, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

me again - this inparticular needs rewording - the reference is a paper published in 1989 and it is a lot more complex! I will try to look at at some point ~2026-39278-23 (talk) 16:09, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

forgot the post text - ''The rate of erosion is the same as it has been for the past 5,000 years'' ~2026-39278-23 (talk) 16:10, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

The Happisburgh Hand Axe should be referred to - currently on display at norwich Castle Museum ~2026-39278-23 (talk) 16:11, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

I have made some substansive edits over the last two weeks and have become aware that there isn't really anyone else looking at this page - i would appreciate some feedback if anyone is reading this! Purplejumper (talk) 10:10, 28 July 2026 (UTC)