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Mannington Church was an estate church attached to Mannington Hall. It was of Saxon origin and like St. Mary's of Itteringham, it was enlarged through the gift of Aymer de Valence in the 1200s. |
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In 1404 John Scarle was instituted as Rector to Mannington and also Saxthorpe free chapel. Presented by both Robert Braybrook, Bishop of London ffeoffees (deocosees) of Ruthyn Kent. |
Sir John Goote was listed as priest in 1597 |
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Cecil Baxter outside Mannington church c.1925 |
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parishes of Itteringham and Mannington were formally ...consolidated
into one joint benefice and one rectory on 17th March 1780 after the
joint petition of Lord Walpole and the Reverend Mordaunt Leathes who both
held livings in the gift of Lord Walpole. It was judged that ...the
livings together make a moderate provision for a minister. |
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By 1800 the church was described as "disused." However it has
never been deconsecrated and the 4th Earl of Orford chose to be buried in
its ruins where he had created a folly garden full of old stonework and
mock memorials. As recently as 1982 a baptism took place within its walls
and services are still regularly held in the summer and at Christmas. |
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