YARMOUTH, GREAT, a municipal and, until 1867 when it was disfranchised for cor ruption, a parliamentary borough returning 2 members to parliament, an important sea port, and fishing and sea-bathing t. on the e, coast of Norfolk, 19 m. directly e. of Nor wich, and 20+ by railway. It stands about 2+ m, above the mouth of the river Yare, on a slip of land about a mile and a half broad, washed on the w. by the Yare, and on the e. by the North sea. Between the town and the suburb of Southtown, or Little Yarmouth, on the right bank of the Yare, in Suffolk, communication is established by means of a bridge. Connected with Southtown is the village of Gorleston, near the mouth of the river. The principal streets of Yarmouth run parallel to the river, and are intersected by about 150 cross lanes or "rows," which, as a rule, are so narrow as to be impassable for ordinary wheel carriages, being generally not more than from 5 to 8 ft. wide. The vehicles, by means of which traffic is carried on in the rows, are called "Yarmouth carts." They are low, narrow, and well suited for conveying heavy goods. A quay of nearly 2 m. runs along the river, and here are the town-hall, the council-chamber, and several other handsome buildings—the finest houses, however, being those built along the esplanade on the beach. There are many churches, schools, and other public build ings, including a sai.or's home, fisherman's hospital, and military asylum, the principal church being that of St. Nicholas, founded in the 12th e., a handsome cruciform building
With a tower and spire 168 ft. high. The town also contains a monumental column 144 ft. high, to the memory of Nelson. On the coast are several batteries, three piers, besides two at the harbor mouth, several public gardens, and a marine drive and promenade 2 m. long. Vessels of over 200 tons can enter the harbor, which is formed by the Yare. Yar mou,li is the, principal seat of the English herring-fishery; which employs above 1000 boats, and nearly 5,000 hands; deep sea fishing, the produce of which is forwarded daily ' to London, is also carried on, and employs many hands. The curing of fish, especially of herrings, is important, there being consumed for this purpose about 10,000 tons of salt annually; and the " Yarmouth bloater" is highly esteemed in London and throughout the country. In 1878, 1455 vessels, of 181,760 tons, entered the port, and 1499, of 180,478 tons, cleared. An extensive export trade in agricultural produce, herrings, and malt is maintained. Ship-building is carried on, and the manufacture of ropes, sails, nets, and silk goods; there are also foundries, tan-works, and Three weekly newspapers are published at Yarmouth. The coast is dangerous, but in Yarmouth roads, inside a line of sand-banks, there is safe anchorage. Pop. '71, 41,819.