Paston is distant from Bacton about three miles. The church, which is dedicated to St. Margaret, boasts of several handsome monuments to the Paston family, of which the Earls of Yarmouth are the representatives, and who formerly possessed the manor. One of these, erected to the memory of Lady Katherine Paston, wife of Sir Edmund Paston, deserves notice. On it is a recumbent effigy of that lady, beautifully executed, in 1629, by Nathaniel Stone, at the cost of three hundred and forty pounds. John Mack, Esq. possesses a neat mansion here, which was erected on the site of the old one, formerly the seat of the Paston family. The late celebrated Sir Astley Paston Cooper derived descent, by his mother’s side, from this family. Knapton is situated on a lofty eminence, three miles from North Walsham, and one from Paston. The object of attraction here is the roof of the church, which is of Irish oak, richly ornamented with carvings of saints and angels. The church is dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul, and has a nave and chancel, with a tower at the west end. The rectory is in the alternate gift of Lord Suffield and the Master and Fellows of St. Peter’s College, Cambridge. Proceeding another mile we reach Trunch church, the tower of which, rising above the trees that surround it, forms a beautiful object, in every direction from which it is viewed. The church, dedicated to St. Botolph, contains an ancient font, which is well worthy of inspection. The proximity of this parish, with several others, has given rise to the following familiar “memoranda:” “Trimingham, Gimingham, Knapton, and Trunch, Southrepps, and Northrepps, lie all in a bunch.” The return by the latter places shortens the length of this excursion by one mile. EXCURSION TO BARNINGHAM AND WOLTERTON. We may without fear or hesitation promise the visitor the greatest enjoyment from this excursion, whether the charms of a rich and highly cultivated country, the view of ruins “graceful in decay,” or the works of art be most accordant with his taste.