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St Martin at Tours' Church is an active Church of England parish church in the village of Houghton, Norfolk, England. It is a Grade I listed building . The church stands in the grounds of Houghton Hall , the 18th century house built by Robert Walpole , England's first Prime Minister and contains the graves of Sir Robert and his three ...
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St Martin at Tours' Church is an active Church of England parish church in the village of Houghton, Norfolk, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The church stands in the grounds of Houghton Hall, the 18th century house built by Robert Walpole, England's first Prime Minister and contains the graves of Sir Robert and his three successors as ...
The Church of St Martin at Tours stands inside the park and dates from the 13th century, although it was heavily restored in the 18th century when the Gothick tower was added. The first British prime minister , Sir Robert Walpole , (1676–1745), later 1st Earl of Orford, [7] and his son, the writer Horace Walpole , (1717–1797 ...
20 de jul. de 2021 · Overview. Nearby attractions. Accommodation. More Photos. HERITAGE RATING: HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTS: 1307 effigy. St Martin's Church, Houghton. In the grounds of Houghton Hall, ancestral home of the Walpole family, stands the medieval church of St Martin of Tours.
Visit Website. The Church of St Martin at Tours is situated in the vast deer park of Houghton Hall, now home to the Cholmondeley family, and continues to serve the village. Sir Robert Walpole, Britain's first Prime Minister, built the Hall in the 1720s and is buried in the church.
Church of St Martin, Houghton. In the grounds of Houghton Hall, ancestral home of the Walpole family, stands the medieval church of St Martin. The Walpole's lived at Houghton from the 11th century until the 18th century, and counted among their numbers Sir Robert Walpole, the first official prime Minister of England.
St Martin, Houghton. There are three Houghton parishes scattered around west Norfolk, and this one sits on the beautiful Houghton Hall estate. The church is only open and accessible when the Hall is open, so that means Wednesdays, Thursdays, Sundays and bank holidays in summer at present. This is a small church, pleasingly set among the trees ...
