a small seaport-town and parish of England, county of Norfolk, 21 miles N. of Norwich. It stands on the top of the cliffs, and many of the houses are ill-built; but having lately become a favourite resort for sea-bathing, it has undergone considerable improvements. It has several good inns, a public library, news-room, baths, &c. There are some remains of an ancient abbey and of the walls which formerly surrounded the town. About three-fourths of a mile east of the town is Foulness lighthouse, with a revolving light 274 feet above high water. The sea is here continually gaining upon the land, and in the winter of 1825 some cliffs, 250 feet in height, contiguous to the lighthouse, were precipitated into the sea. The bay is very dangerous, and has hence obtained from sailors the name of the "Devil's Throat;" yet it has some trade in coals, timber, tiles, oil-cake, &c. From the want of a proper landing-place, vessels have to load and unload on the open beach. Pop. of parish (1851) 1866.