Baconsthorpe Castle
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Baconsthorpe Castle, historically known as Baconsthorpe Hall, is a ruined, fortified manor house near the village of Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England. It was established in the 15th century on the site
The inner gatehouse of the castle, seen from the south-east
The 15th-century inner gatehouse, and the southern bridge over the moat
The 16th-century outer gatehouse, redesigned in the mid-17th and early 19th centuries
The outer gatehouse, depicted in 1781 in its role as a private house; the barn is shown to the left, with the ruins of the inner court in the background
John Heydon (died 1479)
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John Heydon of Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, was of humble origins, the son of a yeoman, William Baxter of Heydon. He became a successful lawyer, and is known, through the Paston Letters, as one of the princ
Interior of Norwich Cathedral, where John Heydon was buried
