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Town |
Visit |
LL Ref. |
Actual Location |
Grid Reference |
IOE |
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Burnham Thorpe Rectory |
Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk |
See "Actual location" |
L2827 |
There is a plaque on a wall
showing the site of the Rectory which was demolished in 1803 |
N52.936 E0.760
(This may not be correct but see web page
for location details) |
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| Lilliput Lane's "Burnham Thorpe
Rectory" is based on the birthplace of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson in
1758. The original building was taken down in 1803 and the model is
based on this painting which is in the xxxx galllery. A roadside
plaque on the outskirts of the village marks the site of the old
Rectory. |
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| We visited Burnham Thorpe on Aug 4,
2005 which was a week or two after the celebrations of the 200th
Anniversary of Nelson's greatest victory -- at Trafalgar -- which was
also where he died. The nation's monument to this great hero is in
Trafalgar Square, London.
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| Burnham Thorpe church is where
Nelson's father was Rector |
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The Old Rectory was surprisingly
far from the church. I think I've marked the spot correctly but if you
have difficulty locating it there is a village map on the notice board
shown to the right of the village sign. The notice board was erected for
the Trafalgar 200th Anniversary |
http://www.villagesignsociety.org.uk/burnhamthorpecolincunliffe.htm
http://www.norfolkcoast.co.uk/location_norfolk/vp_burnhamthorpe.htm
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