Chapel
The chapel was built in 1272 in memorial to a martyred king of East Anglicans and one time patron saint of England.

St Edmund and Hunstanton

Edmund was born into the Wuffing (old english wolf) family he spent his youth in Saxony.
It is said that he returned just below the Hunstanton cliffs in 855AD. Shortly afterwards he became king at the age of 14. After a battle with Vikings at Thetford he refused to give up his Christian religion, live under Dane Law and thus was martyred. Legend has it his supporters sought the location of his head to reunite with the body. They heard a voice calling and discovered a wolf with the kings head unharmed.

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Elevation 20 m

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Location: Hunstanton, King'S Lynn And West Norfolk, Norfolk, East Of England, England, United Kingdom

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