[2] In September 1933, Albert Einstein was brought to live in a small hut on Roughton Heath after fleeing Nazi Germany.

Commander Oliver Locker-Lampson MP offered Einstein a refuge in Norfolk before he travelled to the United States.

[3] A blue plaque commemorating Einstein's stay can be found at the entrance of the New Inn public house in the village.

[4] On 7 October 1933, he set sail from Southampton for a new life in the United States and never returned to Europe.

[8] The nearest railway station is at Roughton Road, which is a stop on the Bittern Line between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich.