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arboretum extending 13 acres (53,000 m) which is open to public visitors. In 1972 Clermont Hall was found to be riddled with dry rot but attempts to demolish were thwarted by the imposition of a preservation order. The hall was sold in 1973 to Philip Jones, an artist, who demolished the servants quarters and restored the main house in 19 acres (77,000 m) of land with cottages.
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The village pub, The White Horse, closed in 2004. Next to the church is the old Free School founded and endowed by
William Farrer in 1809 and built at a cost of £144. It is now the village hall. The mill at Little Cressingham, a Grade II* listed building, is both a water and wind mill, one of only
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Clermont House was built in 1971/2 in the walled garden of
Clermont Hall as a replacement for Clermont Hall and as an agent's house. John Davies, Prince-Smith's resident land agent from 1971—1997, bought Clermont House in 1977. Davies added to the house in later years and in 1983 developed an
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Remington Mills was one of two sons of Samuel Mills (d 1847) of Russell Square. Both sons bought country estates. Thomas Mills, barrister and MP, bought Tolmers in Hertfordshire (which his brother inherited) and John Remington Mills bought the Hilborough and Clermont Estates at Little
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lies 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the east of the village.
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356:and 8 miles (13 km) south of
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408:Church of All Saints at Threxton
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1324:King's Lynn and West Norfolk
99:OS grid reference
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1365:Civil parishes in Norfolk
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1206:Stow Bedon and Breckles
663:"Clermont House Garden"
639:Little Cressingham Mill
564:. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
393:Grade I listed building
1266:Weeting-with-Broomhill
761:Beeston with Bittering
651:Norfolk Records Office
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1076:Newton by Castle Acre
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1256:Weasenham All Saints
1191:Sporle with Palgrave
669:on 27 September 2010
382:Stanford Battle Area
183:Sovereign state
1355:Villages in Norfolk
1131:Roudham and Larling
475:Ministry of Defence
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1360:Breckland District
1261:Weasenham St Peter
1006:Little Cressingham
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362:Breckland District
346:Little Cressingham
328:52.5656°N 0.7645°E
277:South West Norfolk
269:UK Parliament
215:Dialling code
60:Little Cressingham
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562:St Andrews Church
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444:Sir Robert Taylor
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1086:North Lopham
1081:North Elmham
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1286:Whissonsett
1236:Tittleshall
1141:Saham Toney
991:Kilverstone
986:Kenninghall
971:Horningtoft
921:Gressenhall
901:Gooderstone
786:Blo' Norton
776:Billingford
756:Beachamwell
673:3 September
405:round tower
370:2001 census
331: /
91:2001 census
1349:Categories
1271:Wellingham
1241:Tottington
1171:South Acre
1166:Snetterton
1056:Narborough
1036:Mattishall
966:Holme Hale
946:Hilborough
936:Hardingham
851:Didlington
796:Brettenham
751:Bawdeswell
597:2 November
525:References
516:: Obituary
316:52°33′56″N
86:Population
1314:Broadland
1196:Stanfield
1126:Rocklands
1116:Quidenham
1111:Oxborough
981:Kempstone
951:Hockering
841:Cranworth
816:Carbrooke
791:Bradenham
771:Besthorpe
725:Breckland
485:Footnotes
319:0°45′52″E
253:Ambulance
193:Post town
123:Breckland
1309:See also
1276:Wendling
1231:Thompson
1226:Thetford
1216:Swaffham
1211:Sturston
1201:Stanford
1161:Shropham
1156:Shipdham
1151:Scoulton
1146:Scarning
1106:Ovington
1051:Mundford
976:Ickburgh
881:Fransham
836:Cranwich
801:Bridgham
397:Benefice
358:Swaffham
197:THETFORD
115:District
106:TF873000
1291:Wretham
1246:Twyford
1186:Sparham
1136:Rougham
1061:Narford
1046:Mileham
1026:Lynford
1021:Longham
1001:Litcham
956:Hockham
941:Harling
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896:Gateley
871:Foulden
856:Dereham
846:Croxton
831:Colkirk
811:Bylaugh
806:Brisley
781:Bintree
766:Beetley
366:Norfolk
360:in the
305:Norfolk
300:England
246:Norfolk
234:Norfolk
175:England
169:Country
141:Norfolk
68:Norfolk
1296:Yaxham
1251:Watton
1066:Necton
1041:Merton
996:Lexham
876:Foxley
866:Elsing
821:Caston
746:Banham
736:Ashill
403:. The
354:Watton
229:Police
151:Region
931:Guist
219:01953
1031:Lyng
675:2010
599:2008
241:Fire
208:IP25
159:East
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