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On a map, East Barsham is a hamlet between Fakenham and the
village of Little Walsingham. Most people drive past this
little church on their way to the village of Walsingham.
However, from a religious perspective, it is incredibly
important, medievally, as the edge of Our Lady's Land.
Pilgrims would have come here to hear Mass, before entering
the 'sacred area' of Walsingham.
The healthy would have walked down to the village, via the
'holy mile', and the sick would have been carried to the
hospice in the next village of Houghton St. Giles. The
church is incredibly important in the history of England.
King Henry VIII would have heard Mass here, with his Queen,
Catherine of Aragon, on the occasions of his stay at East
Barsham Manor, journeying to the Shrine of Our Lady to pray
for an heir to his throne.
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