| If you're looking to tour through a classic English small | | | | Sheringham has not been welcoming to large big-box |
| town then traveling out to see seaside Sheringham in | | | | supermarkets or department stores. This has helped |
| Norfolk, England is the thing to do. | | | | to preserve the small-town feel of the place, happily |
| Sheringham, a seaside town of about 7,000 people, | | | | enough, and which also helps to make it a major |
| lies on England's southeast coastline. Historically, the | | | | attraction for tourists out seeking a classic English |
| area was known not only for its farming activities, | | | | seaside town experience. |
| but it also carried on a vigorous fishing industry for | | | | Sheringham is home to Saint Joseph Roman Catholic |
| most of the 19th century and early part of the 20th | | | | Church, which saw its construction begin back in 1902. |
| century due to its geographic location. Back then, it | | | | It was designed by the famous architect Sir Giles |
| was able to take advantage of rail shipping of its | | | | Gilbert Scott, who also designed Liverpool Cathedral. |
| seafood catches to other larger English towns and | | | | Saint Joseph Church is admired for the classic English |
| cities. | | | | design that is a hallmark of Catholic churches |
| The town today makes good use of a thriving | | | | throughout the country. |
| central district, which is lined with many shops and | | | | The town of Sheringham lies within Norfolk County, a |
| stores. It also features a very large open-air market | | | | largely rural region of about 830,000 people. It |
| near its train station every Saturday of the year. | | | | features the historic city of Norwich, along with |
| There area also a number of hobby-type shops, in | | | | natural attractions like Holkham Bay. |
| addition to the town being able to boast of its own | | | | If you're on the lookout for a nice day in a classic |
| theatrical playhouse and company of actors and | | | | English seaside town, then Sheringham, in Norfolk, |
| actresses. | | | | England is definitely for you. |