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6 unusual facts about Wymondham Abbey


Ralph Cupper

Wymondham Abbey and Christ Church New Catton, Norwich were two of the last places where he was Organist and Choir Master.

Scheduled monument

Wymondham Abbey in Norfolk is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, a Grade I Listed Building, and lies in Wymondham Conservation Area.

St. John's Abbey, Colchester

There was considerable conflict between the abbey and the town for much of its existence, common enough circumstances at the time, as for example with Cirencester Abbey and Wymondham Abbey.

Wymondham Abbey

This, too, was from time to time the cause of disputes which occasionally erupted into lawlessness, though the Vicar of Wymondham was appointed by the Abbot.

There are around 200 people on the Electoral roll and a similar number attend one of the four Sunday worship services.

Later, the founder's son, William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, in 1174 founded Becket's Chapel close by in the town, to be served by two monks from the Priory.


Railways in Norfolk

The Mid-Norfolk Railway operates an eleven and a half mile route between Dereham and Wymondham Abbey.


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