Can someone describe the setting of Shora in The Wheel on the School?

The setting of Shora is in Holland. Shora is a small
fishing village on the North Sea. The town is protected by a dike. To the South of Shora
lies the village of Ternaard.

While the story is set around
1912 (we are never given an exact date), the timeperiod seems much earlier. While
technological innovations are sweeping across most of the world, those innovations have
swept past Shora. The people there dress as they have for hundreds
of years, right down to their wooden shoes. The school is very small and has only a few
pupils.

The primary topic of conversation in Shora is,
perhaps unsurprisingly, the weather. A fishing community relies on the weather for their
livelihood. Good weather means good fortune. A bad day, or several bad days, can
seriously affect incomes.