Happisburgh Cliffs

{{Short description|UK Site of Special Scientific Interest}}

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|aos= Norfolk, England

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Happisburgh Cliffs is a {{convert| 6.1|ha|acre|abbr=off |adj=on }} geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of North Walsham in Norfolk, England.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001304&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Happisburgh Cliffs | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 12 June 2018}}{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001304%27|title=Map of Happisburgh Cliffs|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 12 June 2018}} It is a Geological Conservation Review site.{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=613 |title= Happisburgh (Quaternary of East Anglia) |series=Geological Conservation Review |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|access-date= 25 May 2018}}

These cliffs are unique as they display three glacial deposits, from the 1.9 million year old Pre-Pastonian Stage to the Beestonian and the Cromer Tills of the Anglian stage 450,000 years ago, the most severe ice age of the Pleistocene.

The cliffs are above a public beach.