Pattesley is a village in the

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county of

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, 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

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Colkirk Colkirk is a village (population 2001-547) situated about two miles south of Fakenham in the county of Norfolk, England. Dating from at least the time of the Domesday Book. The village including Oxwick , Pattesley and South Raynham currently (2 ...

History

After the

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granted the village to Lord

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, who let Roger de Pattesley administer it on his behalf. Pattesley was mentioned in the 1067

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survey. During the reign of

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, it was briefly donated by Sir

Christopher Heydon Sir Christopher Heydon (14 August 1561 – 1 January 1623) was an English soldier, Member of Parliament, and writer on astrology. He quarrelled with his family over its estates in Norfolk. Background Born in Surrey, Heydon was the eldest son ...

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, which soon exchanged the manor with Sir Roger Townshend of Raynham. The village once supported a church

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, though this is recorded as a remnant as early as 1831 and was abandoned on the 16th century, according to some sources. The church building was later incorporated into a farmhouse known as Pattesley House or Pattesley Cottage, now a Grade II*listed building The recorded population of the village in 1861 was only ten.

Other uses

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

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External links

* ttp://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=358174 Church of St John the Baptist English Heritage website Villages in Norfolk Deserted medieval villages in Norfolk Breckland District {{Norfolk-geo-stub