St Martin at Tours' Church, Houghton

St Martin at Tours' Church, Houghton
A stone church with a Gothic tower
St Martin at Tours' Church, Houghton
St Martin at Tours' Church, Houghton is located in Norfolk
St Martin at Tours' Church, Houghton
St Martin at Tours' Church, Houghton
Location in Norfolk
52°49′23″N 0°39′38″E / 52.8231°N 0.6606°E / 52.8231; 0.6606
LocationHoughton, Norfolk
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
Website[1]
History
DedicationSaint Martin of Tours
Associated peopleRev. Clive Wylie
Architecture
Functional statusChurch of England parish church
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated5 June 1953
Architectural typeChurch
StylePerpendicular Gothic
Groundbreaking14th century

St Martin at Tours' Church is an active Church of England parish church in the village of Houghton, Norfolk, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The church stands in the grounds of Houghton Hall, the 18th century house built by Robert Walpole, England's first Prime Minister and contains the graves of Sir Robert and his three successors as Earls of Orford of the second creation.


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