Gorleston-on-Sea, also known colloquially as
Gorleston, is a settlement in
Norfolk,
England, forming part of the larger town of
Great Yarmouth. Situated at the mouth of the
River Yare it was a
port town at the time of the
Domesday Book. The port then became a centre of fishing for
herring along with salt-pans used for the production of salt to preserve the fish. In
Edwardian times the fishing industry rapidly declined and its role changed to that of a
seaside resort.