Historic Churches in Norfolk

A 16th-century church with a 13th-century tower. The interior features a wonderful painted chancel screen and a 15th-century font with carved lion figures. There are outlines of ships carved into the screen and choir stalls.
Cross Street, Salthouse, Norfolk, England, NR25 7XQ

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: 16th century screen and ship graffiti

Nearest Self Catering Cottages

St Mary Magdalene church stands a short stroll away from the royal home of Sandringham House, and the royal family attend services when they are in residence. Numerous royals have been christened here. The church dates to the 16th century and boasts an ornate silver pulpit and altar.
Sandringham Estate, Norfolk, Norfolk, England, PE35 6EH

Heritage Rating:   ?


Nearest Self Catering Cottages

A lovely historic church dating back to the late Saxon period. The first church in Saxthorpe was built on a rise over the infant River Bure sometime in the 11th century. That church consisted of only a nave and a small chancel. A surprising amount of the masonry from this Saxon building survives.

The Street, Saxthorpe, Norfolk, England, NR11 7DG

Heritage Rating:   ?


Nearest Self Catering Cottages

The small country church of Shimpling, near Diss, is located well away from the village it was meant to serve, and stands alone amidst farm fields and woods.
Shimpling, Norfolk, England, IP21 4UB

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: 13th century stained glass

Nearest Self Catering Cottages

Sidestrand's parish church is a copy of the medieval building which had to be pulled down when the nearby cliffs threatened to erode under it. The medieval stonework was used in the new building, erected in 1881. Look for the striking tower, round at the base and rising to an embattled octagonal top.
Cromer Road, Sidestrand, Norfolk, England, NR27 0LT

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: Medieval grave slabs from the old church

Nearest Self Catering Cottages

All Saints is a pretty 13th-century country church in rural Norfolk, much restored in the Victorian period, with an elegant 1846 font and font cover, a wineglass pulpit, and a gilded royal coat of arms to Queen Victoria.
Church Road, Skeyton, Norfolk, England, NR10 5AY

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: 18th-century grave slabs

Nearest Self Catering Cottages

St Peter's is a 15th-century church, remodelled in the late Victorian period. The best historic feature is the base of a painted 15th-century screen, painted with figures of saints. More panels from the screen are set on the wall beside the pulpit. Look for a 13th-century coffin lid in the porch.
Hall Road, Smallburgh, Norfolk, England, NR12 9NB

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: 15th-century painted screen

Nearest Self Catering Cottages

St Mary's Church in South Creake is a mainly 15th-century country church with an earlier 13th-century chancel. The chief attraction is the single-hammerbeam nave roof, erected to commemorate the English victory at Agincourt. There is a Seven Sacrament font and a 15th-century wine-glass pulpit.
Church Lane, South Creake, Norfolk, England, NR21 9LX

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: 15th century angel roof

Nearest Self Catering Cottages

The redundant church of St Lawrence dates to the 14th century. The tower collapsed after a fire in 1827, and the church was rebuilt on a smaller scale. It is now a community arts centre, and the former nave and tower have been turned into a medieval garden.
The Street, South Walsham, Norfolk, England, NR13 6DQ

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: Recreation of a medieval sacristan's garden

Nearest Self Catering Cottages

St Mary's church dates to the 13th century and shares a churchyard with the redundant church of St Lawrence. Inside is a restored 15th-century screen, late medieval font, 15th-century carved poppyhead bench ends, and a 15th-century grave slab to an abbot of St Benet's Abbey.
The Street, South Walsham, Norfolk, England, NR13 6DQ

Heritage Rating:   ?

Heritage Highlight: 15th-century chancel screen

Nearest Self Catering Cottages