Historic Churches in Norfolk

All Saints is a 14th and 15th-century church in a peaceful village setting. Highlights include a beautifully painted 15th-century screen and a frieze of 14th-century wall paintings. Poet and hymnodist William Cowper visited Catfield often, for his uncle was the rector.
School Road, Catfield, Norfolk, England, NR29 5DA

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century screen and 14th-century wall paintings

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St Agnes Church was built in the 14th century by Michael de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk, and boasts one of the finest medieval angel roofs in England. In addition, there is a beautifully painted 15th-century screen, medieval wall paintings, and a trio of medieval misericords.
Church Lane, Cawston, Norfolk, England, NR10 4AG

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century angel roof and painted screen

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The 14th-century mystic Julian of Norwich was an anchoress here, in a small cell linked to the church sanctuary. The cell was pulled down at the Reformation but was rebuilt along with the rest of the church after a WWII bombing, re-using the original materials.
St Julian's Alley, Rouen Road, Norwich, Norfolk, England, NR1 1QT

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Heritage Highlight: Site of Julian of Norwich's 14th-century cell

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St Margaret's is a large 14th-century church with a wealth of historic interest, including medieval misericords, 15th-century glass, a late medieval Seven Sacrament font, and several excellent 15th and 16th-century memorial brasses.
Holt Road, Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England, NR25 7TT

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century misericords and Seven Sacrament font

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The thatched church of St John the Baptist dates to the late Saxon period and incorporates reused Roman bricks and tiles in its walls. Inside is an early Norman font, a restored 15th-century screen, and several Saxon windows.
77 Church Street, Coltishall, Norfolk, England, NR12 7HE

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Heritage Highlight: Roman bricks reused in the walls

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An almost unaltered example of an Early English church, St Michael's at Coston dates to the 13th century. Only the red-brick south porch strikes a bit of a jarring note; this was added in the 16th century.
Coston, Norfolk, England, NR9 4DT

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An attractive 14th-century church with a later Perpendicular tower and a two-storey porch, St Mary's is composed of a chancel and nave with substantial aisles on either side. The aisle buttresses join the tower high on its lower storey, giving the west end of the church a sense of enormous width, like a medieval barn.
East Bradenham, Norfolk, England, IP25 7QL

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The pleasant Norfolk village of East Harling boasts a wonderful Perpendicular church which houses the most impressive collection of medieval stained glass in the county outside Norwich. The most obvious feature of St Peter and St Paul church is the 15th-century tower, which is topped by a lovely spire made of wood covered by lead. The interior is spacious and airy, a testament to the large Perpendicular windows and high clerestory.
Church Road, East Harling, East Anglia, Norfolk, England

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Heritage Highlight: Superb medieval stained glass

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St Mary's church in East Ruston is a mostly 14th-century church in a wonderful coastal setting near Happisburgh. The church boasts an exceptional 15th-century chancel screen, worth visiting even in a county like Norfolk, which is blessed with so many superb painted screens.
East Ruston, Norfolk, England, NR12 9HN

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Heritage Highlight: 15th century painted screen

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All Saint's Church in Edingthorpe is a small, isolated church with a part Saxon tower, medieval wall paintings, 14th-century painted rood screen, and a 12th-century door hung upon the wall like a fine old painting!
Edingthorpe, Norfolk Broads, Norfolk, England

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