ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ wʌzɐ pˈɑːpjʊlɚ sˈiːsaɪd ɹᵻzˈɔːɹt ɪn vɪktˈoːɹiən tˈaɪmz, bˈɛnɪfˌɪɾɪŋ fɹʌm ɪts ˈoʊn ɹˈeɪlweɪ stˈeɪʃən wˌɪtʃ klˈoʊzd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ.
The village was a popular seaside resort in Victorian times, benefiting from its own railway station which closed in 1964.