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