Saint Peter & Saint Paul Church
Butt Ln, Burgh Castle, Great Yarmouth NR31 9QG, United Kingdom
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HMP3+CR Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom
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Several old and weathered grave stones which gives a great look, saddened to find a military headstone of a soldier who died just two days before the end of WW1.
I must plan these trips in advance you can get the keys by appointment only . Ho hum my fault but it was still worth the trip . It is a beautiful Church in a beautiful setting the fog made it very atmospheric .
This is thought to be the spot where one Saint Fursey an Irish Monk was granted land to establish an Abbey by King Sigeberht I believe . It is mentioned by the Venerable Bede no less and in Saxon times the settlement was known as Cnobheresburg .
St Fursey along with Saints Felix and Cedd were major players in the effort to convert the pagans of the area to the true faith .
There are tales of miracles occurring here at this time . He got fed up after a while and retired for a year to live as an anchorite he sounds as grumpy and unsociable as me we may have got on . Anyway whilst off alone in the wilderness he left his brother in charge named Foillan .
Eventually he travelled to Neustria and lived the remainder of his day's there presumably as grumpy as ever but meaning well and preaching the good word .