![]() ![]() Residents of the village, who lived just to the north of St Margaret’s church, were relocated as part of the redesign. The hall stands in great position facing south overlooking the park designed by Charles Bridgeman with its 10 acre lake surrounded by 500 acres of fields and woodland. The design was by Thomas Ripley and inspired by Andrea Palladio, the classical architect from Vicenza. The original hall was destroyed by fire and work to rebuild the house began in 1727, by Horatio Walpole, brother of Sir Robert, the first Prime Minister. The village of Wolterton was famous for its 18th century hall. There are a couple of houses and a farm in Little Hautbois now but the population of this village is included in the civil parish of Buxton with Lamas. The church was deserted in the 16th century and now in its place stands Little Hautbois Hall, a popular wedding venue today. Little Hautbois, was once a separate parish as it had its own church called St Mary’s. Its name was fitting for the village as there were only 42 residents in 1845. Little Hautbois is the sister village to Great Hautbois and lies nine miles north east of Norwich, alongside the River Bure. ![]() Although the church is now in ruins, the chancel still stands and the churchyard remains in use. The parish church dated back to the 11th century. Today, St Theobald’s church ruins can still be seen. The village was combined with the parish of Lammas. Great Hautbois was once joined to Little Hautbois but in 1664 there was only eight people listed as living in this village. There used to be a hospital in the village, founded by Sir Peter de Alto Bosco, for travellers and the poor. ![]() Great Hautbois lies eight miles north east of Norwich, north of Coltishall alongside the River Bure. ![]() Today, visitors can enjoy a trail to soak up the history of this evocative landmark. The old hall was built in 1586 and was the Coke (of Holkham Hall) family’s home for fifty years. Along with the church tower, it became an important sight on the landscape framing the approach to the old hall from the north. The Great Barn is one of the most important buildings of its date and type in Norfolk. The main road was abandoned in 1597 when the great barn was built. Godwick’s main street had linked the village to Whissonsett and Tittleshall and today it survives as a ‘hollow way’ a broad linear depression up to around 7 metres wide which could be the result of many years of use and erosion or it may have been deliberately dug out for drainage. The All Saints Church Tower of Godwick still stands today in a field surrounded by earthworks and sunken ways. Since then, it has been combined with Tittleshall. The land also became unusable for agriculture due to the high clay content and poor drainage.īy 1585, the village had essentially disappeared. In 1428, there were only 10 households and by 1508, eleven of its 18 properties were empty. It was always a small village and declined between the 15th and 16th centuries. Six miles south of Fakenham is one of Norfolk’s most well-known lost villages Godwick. Find out more about six deserted villages in north Norfolk. To this day, there are still lost villages being discovered. Norfolk has over 150 deserted villages, more than almost any other county in England. ![]()
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