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view of church exterior - northeast view

Scene Description: the ruins of old St. Lawrence

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Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 October 2008 by Bob Jones [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1016223] [accessed 28 February 2013]

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view of church exterior - northwest view - detail

Scene Description: the ruins of old St. Lawrence -- only the embattled upper end is visible above the vegetation that covers most of the tower

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Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 October 2008 by Bob Jones [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1016225] [accessed 28 February 2013]

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view of church interior - nave - looking west

Scene Description: the ruins of old St. Lawrence -- the image shows the remains of the nave, looking west towards the tower

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bob Jones, 2008

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 October 2008 by Bob Jones [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1016226] [accessed 28 February 2013]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 18322WRE
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Lawrence [in ruins]
Church Patron Saints: St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Church Location: Wretham, Norfolk IP24 1RH
Country Name: England
Location: Norfolk, East Anglia
Directions to Site: Located 3 km W of Wretham [East Wretham], 10 km NE of Thetford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Norwich
Historical Region: Hundred of Shropham
Century and Period: , Medieval
Church Notes: the church is said to have been abandoned in 1794
Blomefield (1805-1810) writes: "E[ast, or Great Wrotham. I]s so called because it lies most east of the three Wrothams [...] Wretham (or Wrotham Thorp) [...], Wertham, (or West Wrotham,) [...], and Weretham (or East Wrotham) [...] The Church is dedicated to St. Lawrence [...] In 1603, there were 40 communicants, and there are now [1737] about 100 inhabitants"; the authoer (ibid.) further names the first recorded rector of this church as "William, called de Forda, (or Ford,) priest", in 1308. The ruins of this church, now declared an 'Ancient Monument' [English Heritage, County No. 92], appear to date from the 14th century. [NB: we have no information on the whereabouts of the original font here].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.487968, 0.796647
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 29′ 16.68″ N, 0° 47′ 47.93″ E