But in recent years, a peculiar tale nearly 50 years old has put Bacton on the map for very different reasons.

Resurfaced archive footage of a 1970s BBC programme detailing what has been dubbed Britain's 'weirdest neighbour row' has gained a cult following online.

The Jenkins' home in Bacton, called Melrose Villa (Image: BBC)

The clip, titled, 'The curious case of the blocked window', has been viewed millions of times on sites like YouTube and Facebook and sparked numerous debates on Reddit.

Viewers have become desperate to know what happened to Max Jenkins and his family, who paid £3,500 for their seaside home in 1971.

Their excitement quickly waned after finding their sea views were blocked by two wooden boards.

The family of an elderly neighbour, Eliza Day, had erected the panels in a bid to conform to the "ancient laws of the light" - a historic rule that gives homeowners the rights to maintain a certain level of illumination.

The boards were erected a few feet away from Max Jenkins' window in the neighbour's property (Image: BBC)

But while there has been intense interest in the story, some are bemused by the enduring fascination with a relatively minor dispute.

Linda Jenkins, widow of Max, said: "It is all rather strange."

SEA VIEW BLOCKED

Mr and Mrs Jenkins moved into Melrose Villa in Bacton in 1972, but their joy about starting their new life in the village quickly soured.

Max Jenkins observes the wooden boards blocking his window in Bacton (Image: BBC)

Wooden boards, attached to two telegraph poles just three feet away from the property, blocked the view of the Norfolk coast from two windows.

The sea was just 200 metres away, but........

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