The Eastern Counties; their watering places, cathedral cities, and other places of interest, together with the approaches from LondonMaps and plans by Bartholomew . up a tidal arm of the sea. The country nowgets prettier, and on the right is Hawkers Hill, with abundantwoods. Burnham Deepdale is one of the seven Burnhams, theothers being Norton, Sutton, Thorpe, Ulph, and Overy, all lyingaround Burnham Westgate, or Market. At Burnham Deepdale thetower of the church (restored) is round, and possibly Norman. Thefont is square, and on three sides bears figures representing themonths of the year. It
The Eastern Counties; their watering places, cathedral cities, and other places of interest, together with the approaches from LondonMaps and plans by Bartholomew . up a tidal arm of the sea. The country nowgets prettier, and on the right is Hawkers Hill, with abundantwoods. Burnham Deepdale is one of the seven Burnhams, theothers being Norton, Sutton, Thorpe, Ulph, and Overy, all lyingaround Burnham Westgate, or Market. At Burnham Deepdale thetower of the church (restored) is round, and possibly Norman. Thefont is square, and on three sides bears figures representing themonths of the year. It is either Early Norman or Saxon. FromBurnham Deepdale to Burnham Westgate there is a choice ofroutes, (a) By the right hand road after passing the church, and sointo the high road from Lynn via Docking, 2%m.; or (6) by theby-road going straight onward, which is £ mile shorter, and inl£ miles has on the left the village of Burnham Norton. In \ milefurther we reach the church of that parish. Here the pulpit, dated1450, has panels bearing representations of the donor and his wife,and the four Doctors of the church. The rood-screen is similarly SECTION MAP N?. HOUGHTON. 69 ornamented and bears the date 1458. It is only | mile further toBurnham Market or \vestgate (Inn: Hoste Arms), a smalltown, of some thousand inhabitants, in a fairly well-woodedneighbourhood. It is built around a market-place, which gives itits distinguishing name. The church calls for little notice. Onpanels round the battlements are carved in low relief scenes inthe life of our Lord. Of the other Burnhams, Burnham Thorpe (Inn: Nelson),1 mile south-east on the Fakenham road, alone need be , in his fathers rectory, in 1758, Nelson was born. The oldhouse has been pulled down. The return to Hunstantoncan be made from Burnham Station, by rail in about f hour,or by road through Eingstead (10£ m.), or via Docking andHeacham (13 m.). At Docking: the church, recently restored byPreedy, and the primitive
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