AN IMPORTANT NOTE ON PRONOUNCIATION

Contrary to popular opinion, there is no doubt that for at least the last century Stiffkey village has been known by locals as Stiffkey, not Stewkey. In his book "The Prostitutes' Padre: Story of the Notorious Rector of Stiffkey" (1975), Tom Cullen interviewed many of the oldest residents in the village in the early 1970s. He was at pains to point out that "Stewkey, incidentally, refers only to cockles, not the village, whose name Stiffkey, is pronounced exactly as it is spelt, according to the people who live there". It's Stiffkey, for crying out loud.

No matter how it's pronounced, it’s lovely and here are some Stiffkey highlights, curiosities and legends.

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"Crab Bridge" picture courtesy of Bryan Harford

Old Charlie's, 53 Wells Road, Stiffkey, Norfolk NR23 1AJ