The letter A presents a bit of a problem - but there are three obscure connections.

A is for Algarsthorpe.  Algarsthorpe was a small hamlet also mentioned in the Domesday Book, and now just a farm, on the western edge of Bawburgh, but was an important stopping point for pilgrims visiting Saint Walstan's Well, especially those travelling from Wymondham.  A is also for Mary Adams.  A character from Bawburgh's distant past, who was employed at Lodge Farm which is situated at the most distant point of Bawburgh's eastern boundary, and which at the time was owned by a Mr. Woodbine.  It has a fascinating history of its own (see L is for Lodge Farm).  Mary Adams was hanged on 11th April 1791 for the crime of setting light to the outbuildings of Lodge Farm the previous year.  She was held at Norwich Castle for three months awaiting trial - a member of the jury was curiously a Mr. William Clarke Woodbine!  A also stands for the Rev. Charles Addison, Vicar of Bawburgh between 1932 and 1938.  Bawburgh's long list of Vicars is explored under V is for the Vicars of Bawburgh.

 

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