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Pudding Norton
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Today only the
Rooks inhabit this place of
Dirty
water.
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Pudding Norton lies one mile south of Fakenham. The name derives from the northern enclosure (tun)
next to the dirty water.
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Pudding Norton (Photo by John
Fielding)
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Pudding Norton has some of the best earthworks in
the county - with the clearly delineated remains of a street
and toft boundaries. The village stood on a gentle slope extending
towards a stream flowing north to join the Wensum.
All that remains today is the tower of St Margaret's church
and Pudding Norton Hall.
Pudding Norton was never
large: having only 15 households paying the Lay Subsidy in
1329. However, it was not exempt from Parish Tax in 1428.
The population remained low for the Lay Subsidy of 1524-5
and by 1602 the church had long been decayed. White's
Directory records a population of 25 in 1845. Although
small it remained stable for a number of centuries.
There are a high number of deserted villages in the area
around Fakenham which may be linked to the poor quality of
the soil here.
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