Paston, Norfolk

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Paston
The Parish Church of Saint Margaret.
Paston shown within Norfolk
Population	265 (parish, 2001 census)
OS grid reference	TG275387
- London	139 miles
Parish	Paston
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	North Walsham
Postcode district	NR 28
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
European Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	North Norfolk
List of places: UK • England • Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°51′28″N 1°26′60″E / 52.85781, 1.44985

Paston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk^[1]. The village is 4 miles north-east of North Walsham and 9.1 miles south-east of Cromer. It is 19.2 miles north-east of the city of Norwich. The village sits astride the coast road between Mundesley and Bacton. The nearest railway station is at North Walsham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International.

[edit] History

Paston is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086^[2]. In the survey Paston is known by the name ‘Pastuna’ with the main tenent landowner being William de Waremme. It also mentions the church and a mill in the parish.

[edit] The parish church of Saint Margaret

The church dates from the 14th century and is constructed from flint^[3]. It has an embattled tower which looks down on a thatched roof. The porch is on the south elevation and opens to a plain nave and chancel which is divided by a 15th century screen. The church was restored in 1844 at a cost of £500 and again in 1869. In 1922 wall paintings were uncovered, one of Saint Christopher, another depicts the legend of the three kings hunting in the forest. There are some stained glass windows that are in the memory of members of the Mack family alongside memorial plaques within the nave. Also to be seen are the Paston Monuments at the eastern end of the building.

[edit] The Paston Family

Inside Paston Great Barn

The village is probably best known for its association with the Paston Mack family, who made their home at Paston Hall, now demolished. The family is most noted for the Paston Letters, a collection of letters and papers, consisting of the correspondence of members of the family, and others connected with them, between 1422 and 1509, and including some state papers and other important documents. Most of the Paston letters and associated documents are now in the British Museum, but a few are in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, at Magdalen College, Oxford, and at Pembroke College, Cambridge.

[edit] Paston Great Tithe Barn

The tithe barn was built by Sir William Paston in 1581 and was used to store and thresh corn. The barn is constructed of flint and brick with an alternate tie and hammerbeam roof, which is thatched. The barn is 160 feet long and 24 feet wide; to the apex the height is 60 feet.

[edit] References

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