Little Burgh / Burgh Parva nr. Melton Constable

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Image copyright © George Plunkett, 2014

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view of church exterior

Photo caption: "Tower of the ruined church of St Mary, Burgh Parva. Site absorbed into the parish of Melton Constable"
Scene Description: Photo caption: "Tower of the ruined church of St Mary, Burgh Parva. Site absorbed into the parish of Melton Constable"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © George Plunkett, 2014
Image Source: B&W photograph taken 16 August 1978 by George Plunkett [www.georgeplunkett.co.uk/Norfolk/M/Melton Constable St Mary's church ruin S [5966] 1978-08-16.jpg] [accessed 29 January 2014]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission by Jonathan Plunkett

view of church exterior - souheast view

ruins of the old church; not much remains now except for the 16thC (?) tower
Scene Description: ruins of the old church; not much remains now except for the 16thC (?) tower
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Simon Knott, 2005
Image Source: digital photograph November 2005 taken by Simon Knott [www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/burghparvaold/burghparvaold.htm] [accessed 21 January 2014]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission

INFORMATION

FontID: 19010BUR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary [in ruins]
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: The Street, Melton Constable, Norfolk NR24 2PU
Country Name: England
Location: Norfolk, East Anglia
Directions to Site: Located now in Melton Constable, 8 km SSW of Holt
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Norwich
Historical Region: Hundred of Holt
Century and Period: 11th century / 14th century, Medieval
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Simon Knott, of Norfolk Churches [www.norfolkchurches.co.uk] for his photograph of this church; we are also grateful to Jonathan Plunkett for the photographs of this church taken by his father, George Plunkett, 16 August 1978
Church Notes: English Heritage [Listing NGR: TG0434733554] [www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-223971-church-of-st-mary-ruins-melton-constable] [accessed 21 January 2014] reports: "Tower and some footings of ruined church of St. Mary. Medieval [...] Conglomerate quoins to west gable and 2 rubble dressed openings at south west suggest pre-1100 origins for fabric."
Font Notes:
The Domesday survey has no entry for Little Burgh; the entry for Melton Constable [http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TG0331/melton-constable/] [accessed 21 January 2014] mentions neither church nor cleric in it. Blomefield (1805-1810) writes: "This town is not mentioned in Domesday Book, but appears to belong to the Bishop of Norwich's lordship of Melton [...] The Church is dedicated to St. Mary", and names "Jeff. de Burgh" as first recorded rector, in 1317". Lewis' Dictionary of 1833 reports this former rectory as being already consolidated with Melton-Constable, its church in ruins. English Heritage [Listing NGR: TG0434733554] [www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-223971-church-of-st-mary-ruins-melton-constable] [accessed 21 January 2014] reports: "Tower and some footings of ruined church of St. Mary. Medieval [...] Conglomerate quoins to west gable and 2 rubble dressed openings at south west suggest pre-1100 origins for fabric." [NB: did Little Burgh have a pre-Conquest church? -- we have no information on the baptismal font of the medieval church here].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.860617, 1.034514
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 51′ 38.22″ N, 1° 2′ 4.25″ E
UTM: 31U 367678 5858575

REFERENCES

Blomefield, Francis, An essay towards a topographical history of Norfolk, 1805-1810
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales, Comprising the Several Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Corporate and Market Towns, Parishes, Chapelries, and Townships, with Historical and Statistical Descriptions [...], London: S. Lewis, 1833