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A village on the banks of the river Waveney which divides Norfolk and Suffolk.
The lovely 15th century church of St Mary's is Perpendicular and used to be in the centre of the village is now stranded a fair way away surrounded by a little cluster of cottages, the Three Bells pub, and farmland.
The Anglican Convent of All Hallows was founded in 1855 and the convent house opened in 1859.
Ditchingham Hall, an imposing Georgian mansion dates from the early 18th century is set in parkland designed by Capability Brown.
Ditchingham House, a quarter of a mile down the road is also Georgian but of squarer proportions. This was the home of the Victorian writer Henry Rider Haggard from his marriage in 1880 till his death in 1925. His daughter Lilias, also a writer still lives in the house.
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- Landmark