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The church of St Andrew is about 500 years old and stands on a rise near the sea.
Bromholm Priory or Bacton Abbey as it commonly known was founded in 1113 as a cell to the Castle Acre Priory. Only ruins remain of the former Cluniac monastery, which supposedly was vast. Henry III visited here in 1233 and the priory was then stated to be 200ft long. The Priory is mentioned in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
Sir John Paston was buried here in 1466 and it is recorded that before his funeral one man was employed for three days flaying beasts to be consumed also many geese, capons and chickens were used together with 1300 eggs, 20 gallons of milk and eight of cream. Provision was made of 13 barrels of beer, 27 of ale and many gallons of red wine. A barber was occupied for five days smartening the monks for the ceremony. Beautiful little village based around seven greens.
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