NHER 14909 (Monument record) - Medieval hermitage and cross (King's Lynn, poorly located)

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Summary

The historian Blomefield records a medieval hermitage at 'Lenne Crouch', as well as a cross over thirty metres high that was erected to guide ships into the port. The exact site of this hermitage is not known but the 'Crouch' was probably a bend at the mouth of the river.

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Location

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Civil Parish KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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'Lenne Crouch' (Lenne - Lynn; probably a bend on the river mouth before recent straightening).
(S1) records the petitioning in 1349 of the Bishop of Norwich by the mayor of Lynn on behalf of John Puttock requesting that the bishop admits him as a hermit. He had made himself a cave at a place called 'Lenne Crouch' on the Bishop's marsh by the sea shore until he could build himself a proper mansion. He had erected at his own cost a 'remarkable cross' 33m (110 feet) high, which helped guide shipping.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 15 May 1979. Amended A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 15 May 2019.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Serial: Blomefield, F.. 1808. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk.. Vol VIII. 548. p 514.

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Record last edited

May 15 2019 3:29PM

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