Letheringsett with Glandford
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Description
The village of Letheringsett is situated in the valley of the River Glaven and has two watermills, Letheringsett Brewery watermill which stands on the west side of the river next to the A148 road bridge and is now disused, and Letheringsett Watermill which lies 150 yards to the south. It has won several prestigious awards for its flour production and is a tourist attraction.[2] Next to the Brewery watermill is the village pub, the King's Head, which was built in the Georgian period.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Letheringsett Hall is a care home. It is a Grade II* listed building.[3]
St Andrew's Church
The Church of England parish church of Letheringsett, St Andrew's, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.
The church appeared on a Great Britain commemorative stamp, issued on 21 June 1972 as part of a set on British Architecture (Village Churches).
Notable people
- Jane Lead (1624–1704), a Christian mystic, was born at Letheringsett.[4]
- John Burrell (1762–1825), entomologist and Rector of Letheringsett from 1786 to 1825.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Herbert Hardy Cozens-Hardy, 1st Baron Cozens-Hardy (1838–1920), Liberal politician and judge.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Mary Hardy (1733–1809), diarist.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
References
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- ↑ Michael Martin, Literature and the Encounter with God in Post-Reformation England (2016), p. 156
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