Historic Churches in Norfolk

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

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Heritage Highlight: 13th century stained glass

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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

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Heritage Highlight: 18th-century grave slabs

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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

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century painted screen

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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

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Heritage Highlight: 15th century angel roof

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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

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Heritage Highlight: Recreation of a medieval sacristan's garden

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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

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century chancel screen

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An attractive 13th-century town church on one side of the old Saxon market place of Norwich, directly opposite the Cathedral gates. Highlights include a 13th-century Purbeck marble font, 17th and 18th-century memorials, a wonderful Georgian reredos, and a 17th-century pulpit.
Tombland, Norwich, Norfolk, England, NR3 1AF

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Heritage Highlight: 13th-century font, 17th-century memorials

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St Mary's dates to the 14th century and stands on the site of an early medieval church. The historic highlight is a superb 15th-century font, carved with likenesses of saints and kings. The font was hidden under the floor of the church for over 300 years. Look for five painted panels from a late medieval screen, set on the wall.
High Street, Stalham, Norfolk, England, NR12 9AU

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Heritage Highlight: Beautifully carved 15th-century font

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St Michael's is a large 13th-century church on the site of an earlier Saxon building. Inside the church are a late 13th or early 14th-century font, very nicely carved 15th-century bench ends, and a panelled 17th-century pulpit.
Church Road, Sutton, Norfolk, England, NR12 9SA

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century carved bench ends

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St Michael's is a 14th-century church on the site of an earlier Saxon building. Highlights include a restored 15th-century screen, painted with likenesses of saints, a 15th-century octagonal font, and a 1641 memorial brass.
Church Lane, Swanton Abbott, Norfolk, England, NR10 5DY

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century painted screen

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