The spireless parish church of Trimingham is called St John the Baptist’s Head. This strange dedication to John the Baptist’s head dates from the medieval period. During this time a life size alabaster head of the saint was kept at the church and pilgrims in this country came to the church to the shrine altar, [...]
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The Church of St John the Baptist’s Head, Trimingham
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 2nd 2023
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Norfolk 2022
Norfolk – Day Six
Because the main dining area was being set up for a wedding later in the day, our final breakfast in the Old Vicarage took place in a more cosy dining area.
We loaded the car then headed off for King’s Lynn where we were going to stay for the remainder of our holiday. We had programmed [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 2nd 2022
