Weston Longville with Morton-On-The-Hill

Morton-on-the-Hill

The village of Morton-on-the-Hill consists largely of the Morton Hall estate together with a few houses  on both sides of the Fakenham Road and along The Street, to the north. With a population of around 85 Morton is one of our smaller parishes. The church of St Margaret’s was used frequently up until Easter Sunday 1959 when the tower collapsed.

The church remained unrepaired for twenty years  until the Norfolk Churches Trust, assisted by Lady Anne Price and volunteers worked together to repair the main body of the church, leaving the ruined tower outside.  Although the church is no longer used for regular worship, occasional services and concerts are held there.

Weston Longville

Weston Longville has a population of around 300 and has a village hall, the Hall for All which it shares with Morton and Attlebridge, and a pub, The Parson Woodforde which is named after the church’s most famous incumbent(1774 -1803), Rev’d James Woodforde.  Parson Woodforde’s diaries, diligently kept for 45 years, give a fascinating insight into rural life at the end of the eighteenth century. An historical treasure that is as popular today as ever. The Parson Woodforde Society still maintains strong links with the village and the church.

All Saint’s is a mainly 14th century building with a 13th century tower which houses 6 church bells. The church also retains many beautiful medieval frescoes on the walls including what appears to be a Tree of Jesse and St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist as well as an impressive Apostles Creed screen.

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