All Saints, Bircham Newton

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Honey Hill (B1153), Bircham Newton, Norwich, PE31 6QR

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This lovely church dates from the 13th century and underwent restoration in 1858. The solid, square font is Norman. In the chancel, a memorial remembers John James Stephens Ward, son of the rector. He was the son of Horatia Nelson, and the grandson of Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson. Horatia's husband was the curate in Burnham Thorpe, her father's parish. Don't miss the 14th century effigy of a priest. Above his head is a sun and a child's face. When the tomb was opened in 1832 the skeleton of a child was found with that of a man.

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Horatio Nelson was born in the small, windswept North Norfolk village of Burnham Thorpe on 29th September 1758. The North Sea lies only one and a half miles away. The Nelson family had strong multi-generational links to the priesthood. Horatio's grandfather, father, brother, nephew, cousin and son-in-law were all vicars in Norfolk. Other connections take the form of memorials in the county's churches and churchyards to sailors who served under him.

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