waves. Property was damaged and boats and caravans were blown across the coast road. The experimental film Wordland(2008) by Phil Coy features the devastation following the flood and interviews with affected locals. North Sea flood of 2013 The village was devastated by a storm surge on 5 December 2013. Dozens of homes and businesses were damaged. In July 2019 a scheme commenced to deposit almost two million cubic metres of sand, forming a 6-kilometre (3.7 mi) artificial dune, to protect nearby Bacton Gas Terminal. Costing £20 million, the scheme will also protect the villages of Bacton and Walcott. The dune will be 7 metres (23 ft) high and extend up to 250 metres (820 ft) out to sea. Notes References External links A chronology of Medieval Walcott Roll of Honour Old photographs Villages in Norfolk Populated coastal places in Norfolk Civil parishes in Norfolk Beaches of Norfolk North Norfolk