Wells-next-the-Sea is a port town on the north coast of Norfolk, England. The civil parish has an area of 16.31 km2 and in 2001 had a population of 2,451, reducing to 2,165 at the 2011 census. Wells is 15 miles to the east of the resort of Hunstanton, 20 miles to the west of Cromer, and 10 miles north of Fakenham. The city of Norwich lies 32 miles to the south-east. Nearby villages include Blakeney, Burnham Market, Burnham Thorpe, Holkham and Walsingham.