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B1159
Stow windmill, Paston, Norfolk with the B1159 in the foreground.
Route information
Length	32 mi (51 km)
Major junctions
Northwest end	Cromer 52°55′46″N 1°18′12″E / 52.9295°N 1.3033°E / 52.9295; 1.3033 (B1159 road (northwestern end))
Major intersections	A149, B1145, B1150, B1151, B1152.
Southeast end	Caister-on-Sea 52°39′01″N 1°42′49″E / 52.6503°N 1.7137°E / 52.6503; 1.7137 (B1159 road (southeastern end))
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

The B1159 is a road in Norfolk, England, running for about 32 miles (51 km) between Cromer and Caister-on-Sea, parallel to and at a short distance from the northeastern coast of Norfolk.

From north to south the road passes through:

• Overstrand
• Sidestrand
• Trimingham
• Mundesley
• Paston
• Bacton
• Keswick
• Walcott
• Brumstead
• Happisburgh
• Whimpwell Green
• Lessingham
• Ingham Corner
• Sea Palling
• Horsey Corner
• Horsey
• West Somerton
• East Somerton
• Winterton-on-Sea
• Hemsby
• Dowe Hill
• Scratby

Sections of interest (north to south)

From about halfway between Cromer and Overstrand to Mundesley, the road parallels the disused course of the Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway, which can be glimpsed from time to time.

Between Paston and Bacton, "the road runs through acres of gasholders, pipes, control wheels and other gadgetry, all protected by formidable fences. This is the Bacton Natural Gas Terminal, which receives gas through pipelines from the offshore wells.". The site is also one terminal of the Interconnector pipeline link with continental Europe.

A quarter-mile stretch at Walcott is a section of this "coast road" that runs in close proximity to the sea, although somewhat more distant sea views are available at numerous other points, such as at Sidestrand, Trimingham and Mundesley

See also

• B roads in Zone 1 of the Great Britain numbering scheme

Notes and references

Primary references

• 1:50,000 First Series Sheet 133 North East Norfolk, Ordnance Survey, 1974 – Cromer – Ingham Corner.
• 1:50,000 Landranger Sheet 134 Norwich & The Broads (Great Yarmouth), Edition C1, Ordnance Survey, 2000 – Whimpwell Green – Caister-on-Sea.
• Touring Guide to Britain, AA Publishing, 1986, ISBN 0-86145-605-X, in which the B1159 forms half of Tour 64.

Inline references

1. Illustrated Guide to Britain's Coast, Drive Publications Limited (for the AA), 1987, ISBN 0-903356-33-3.
2. 1:50,000 First Series Sheet 133 North East Norfolk, Ordnance Survey, 1974
3. 1:50,000 Landranger Sheet 134 Norwich & The Broads (Great Yarmouth), Edition C1, Ordnance Survey, 2000

External links

Download coordinates as:

• KML
• GPX (all coordinates)
• GPX (primary coordinates)
• GPX (secondary coordinates)

• Photos taken along the road at Geograph.org

52°49′18″N 1°31′56″E / 52.8218°N 1.5323°E / 52.8218; 1.5323 (B1159 road)

• Roads in England
• Transport in Norfolk