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Wiveton used to be a thriving port, before it became a victim of silting. However there are marks in the top of the churchyard wall of St. Mary the Virgin that were made by the great ships that used to be built and sailed from Wiveton. They used to throw their ropes over into the
churchyard for extra anchorage. Inside the church behind the Rector’s reading desk, skilfully scribed on the stones are pictures of ships dating from the 15th and 16th centuries. There are some interesting headstones which are worth examining. Also note the half buried canon on the village green in front of the church. The church is in the perpendicular style with the tower dating earlier at around 1300. |
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| Three Scratch Dials have been found on the buttresses on the south side. | ||
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| From the grounds look across the meadows and river Glaven
to the church of St. Margarets at nearby Cley.
It is said that the masons who built St. Marys Church at Wiveton placed all the richest flush work ornamentation on the side of the church that faced St. Margarets, to impress the Cley parishioners. |
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