Historic Churches in Norfolk

There are two churches in the village of Walpole, near King's Lynn. The current parish church is the magnificent Walpole St Peter, but standing a few fields distant is the church of St Andrew's, now declared redundant, and in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
Walpole, Norfolk, England, PE14 7LR

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A superb 12th-century church with one of the finest Seven Sacrament fonts in Norfolk. The hammer-beam roof is beautifully constructed, with painted figures on the jack posts. Painted carvings of King Solomon and King David face each other up the nave.
Church Road, Wisbech, Walsoken, East Anglia, Norfolk, England, PE13 3RA

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The isolated church at West Harling stands on the verge of Thetford Forest. All Saints is like a little lost child, hiding from its fellows in a forgotten corner of the countryside. Flights of fancy aside, this is a lovely old church, with a nave, chancel, south porch, and very nice west tower.
West Harling, Norfolk, England, NR16 2SE

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St Mary's church at West Walton is one of those oddities in England; a parish church with a detached bell tower. Though not unique by any stretch, it is sufficiently unusual to make the building worthy of note.
West Walton, Norfolk, England, PE14 7ET

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Weybourne Priory was founded around AD 1200 on the site of a Saxon church and incorporated part of the Saxon building, including the striking 10th-century tower. The priory added an aisle to the monastic church to serve the local population, so the church survived the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
Sheringham Road, Weybourne, Norfolk, England, NR25 7SX

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Heritage Highlight: Saxon tower and medieval priory ruins

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St Andrews is an isolated 13th-century church boasting one of the most complete arrays of medieval wall paintings in England. The paintings date to the 14th century and illustrate several medieval themes, including The Three Living and The Three Dead, St Christopher carrying the Christ Child, and The Seven Acts of Mercy.
Church Road, Wickhampton, Norfolk, England, NR13 3PB

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Heritage Highlight: Superb 14th-century wall paintings

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A lovely Perpendicular church in a countryside setting, behind Wiggenhall House. The most immediately striking feature of St Mary the Virgin church is that the top of the west tower is built entirely of brick.
Wiggenhall, Norfolk, England, PE34 3EJ

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St Mary's is one of the great churches of Norfolk, a testament to the wealth of the medieval cloth trade that launched 'worsted' cloth. The church boasts a superb set of late medieval screens, with an exaggerated height and exquisite fan vaulting. Look for the 1404 brass to a former rector.
High Street, Worstead, Norfolk, England, NR28 9AL

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Heritage Highlight: Superb medieval painted screens

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The 12th-century church of St Mary is a hidden gem, located in a quiet setting well away from the River Bure. The church boasts a superb Norman doorway carved with grotesque figures, and an ornate mausoleum to the local Trafford family in the churchyard.
St Mary's Close, Wroxham, Norfolk, England, NR12 8SG

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century carved doorway

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