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Pattesley

Coordinates: 52°46′52″N 0°48′50″E / 52.781°N 0.814°E / 52.781; 0.814
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Pattesley is a village in the English county of Norfolk, about one mile (1.6 km) south of the village of Oxwick. It consists of a few scattered houses. The population is included in the civil parish of Colkirk.

History

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After the Norman conquest, William the Conqueror granted the village to Lord Peter de Valognes, who let Roger de Pattesley administer it on his behalf.[1]

Pattesley was mentioned in the 1067 Domesday Book survey.[2] During the reign of Elizabeth I of England, it was briefly donated by Sir Christopher Heydon to Caius College, which soon exchanged the manor with Sir Roger Townshend of Raynham.[3]

The village once supported a church consecrated to Saint John the Baptist,[4] though this is recorded as a remnant as early as 1831[5] and was abandoned on the 16th century, according to some sources.[6] The church building was later incorporated into a farmhouse known as Pattesley House or Pattesley Cottage, now a Grade II*listed building[7]

The recorded population of the village in 1861 was only ten.[8]

Other uses

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The village name is used by a singing group, "The Pattesley Singers", based in nearby Colkirk.[9]

Notes

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  1. ^ Blomefield & Parkin 1809, p. 26
  2. ^ Darby & Versey 2008, p. 283
  3. ^ Blomefield & Parkin 1809, pp. 27–28
  4. ^ Caius 1904, p. 380
  5. ^ Lewis 1831, p. 512
  6. ^ Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society 2007, p. 144
  7. ^ "Pattesley House". English Heritage. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  8. ^ Kelly 1865, p. 349
  9. ^ Colkirk village website Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine

References

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52°46′52″N 0°48′50″E / 52.781°N 0.814°E / 52.781; 0.814