In the woods of East Somerton are the ruins of St Mary’s church, with glassless windows, tumbling walls, and a tower where you can look up into the open sky.

From the 15th-century, St Mary’s went from serving its own parish to becoming part of the larger parish of West Somerton. It fell into disuse in the 17th-century and has remained abandoned.

The most striking feature is a tree in the centre of the ruins, known as “The Witch’s Leg.”

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Location: Somerton, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, East Of England, England, United Kingdom

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