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Pentney history
Augustinian Priory
Augustinian Augustinian Pentney Priory was established around 1130. It was founded by Robert de Vaux, one of the Norman nobles who came to England with William I. De Vaux installed Augustine Canons to come and settle at Pentney to pray for the souls of him and his family. It soon established itself as a significant and prosperous presence in Pentney for its farming and teaching activities.
Wayside Cross
Between the village and the Priory are the remains of a wayside cross. The cross having been broken off in historical times, only the plinth and pillar remain. A correspondent to Notes and Queries wrote of it: “We find the pedestal and shaft of what must have been, when perfect, a most handsome cross”
Pentney Church
The church of St Mary Magdalene has stood on this site since Norman times. Originally built as a small chapel with an apse, it was doubled in length in the 13th or 14th century.
Pentney Treasure
In 1977, an East Dereham gravedigger, William King, found six silver Saxon brooches while digging a grave. Not realising what they were, he handed them to the rector, who locked them in the vestry chest. Three years later the new rector recognised their significance and identified them as 9th century silver discs of national importance. An inquest declared the items as treasure trove and property of the Crown.
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