All Saints, Burnham Thorpe

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Back Lane, Burnham Thorpe, PE31 8HL

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Admiral Lord Nelson's father, Edmund, was rector at All Saints Church and Nelson was baptised in the font, which remains in situ. There is plenty to see inside, including a battle ensign which was flown at the Battle of Jutland from HMS Indomitable, ledger stones for Nelson’s mother and father, and a bust of Nelson in the chancel. The lectern is made from timbers from HMS Victory. Nelson's brother Maurice and sister Susannah are buried in the churchyard.

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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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