Mautby
Mautby is a small village which lies a few miles
inland from Caister-on-Sea.
The remains of Margaret Paston (one of the writers of
the Paston Letters)were buried in the south aisle of St. Peter and St. Paul Church
at Mautby. However, this
part of the church fell into disrepair and was removed
during Victorian times, so her remains now lie outside of the
church - but nobody knows
exactly where.
Margaret's maiden name was Mauteby and she was
brought up at nearby Mautby Hall. One of her ancestors Sir
Walter de Mauteby also has a tomb in the church -
located close to the lectern. However the stone work - in the
guise of a Knight Templar in chain armour - is now badly
damaged. Margaret left written
instructions that her body should be buried:
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