A LONDONER who moved to Norfolk says his life has been made a misery by ‘racists’ who abuse him just because he comes from the big smoke.

Paul Foskett said he and wife Clare had been shocked by ‘disrespect’ shown to them in idyllic Wells-next-the-Sea.

He said he had been called a ‘dirty Hammer’ — a reference to West Ham football fans — and a ‘smelly Londoner’.

‘It’s unbelievable, I feel trapped in my own home now,’ he added.

The 56-year-old, originally from near Heathrow, said one incident happened when he spoke to a woman in a queue with him and Clare at a shop.

‘She must have been able to tell we were from London and she said there are too many Londoners moving here and it means local families can’t live here,’ he said. ‘Another time I said sorry to someone trying to get past me and the lady in front said “there are too many foreigners here”. We’ve had people blocking our way at the bus stop, stopping us from getting on before anyone else could.’

Before moving to Wells, the Fosketts lived for three years in nearby Cromer, where they had no problems.

Wells mayor Mike Gates said the ‘vast majority’ of people in the town, home to about 2,200, were welcoming.

‘There is a bit of tension with regards to incomers and second-home owners — not in the mainstream but certainly on social media,’ he admitted.