Photo of Cley next the Sea, a village in Norfolk, eastern England.

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Cley next the Sea

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Cley was a busy wool port until the marshes silted up and left it a little inland. Its narrow street bends past Flemish-gabled merchant houses to the tall brick windmill, one of the most painted buildings in Norfolk. The marshes beyond are a noted birdwatching reserve. Blakeney is the next village west along the coast road.

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Photo of Cley Windmill, a windmill near Cley next the Sea, Norfolk, eastern England.

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Photo of Blakeney, a National Nature Reserve near Cley next the Sea, Norfolk, eastern England.

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