Historic Churches in Norfolk

A superb Norman church, with a round tower and thatched chancel and nave. Hales Church features a richly carved Norman door of 6 orders, and well-preserved medieval wall paintings. The 15th-century font is beautifully carved with figures of lions, angels, and Tudor roses. A little gem of a Norman church.
Church Lane, Hales, East Anglia, Norfolk, England, NR14 6QL

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St Bartholomew's is a 14th-century church incorporating Saxon stonework. It boasts a Norman font, excellent 17th-century grave slabs, a medieval altar stone, and an 1865 organ by 'Father' Henry Willis.
High Street, Hanworth, Norfolk, England, NR11 7HJ

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Heritage Highlight: Norman font

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St Mary's is a large 15th-century church on the site of an earlier Norman church recorded in the Domesday Book. The superb west tower is one of the finest in East Anglia, and inside the church is a beautifully carved 15th-century font and a restored 16th-century rood screen.
Church Street, Happisburgh, Norfolk, England, NR12 OPW

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century font

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St Lawrence was built n the 14th century by Sir Robert Knowles, a Knight of the Garter. It boasts a superb late medieval door, carved with beasts and figures of saints. Look for 15th-century poppyhead bench ends, a 15th-century nave roof, and a restored 14th-century chancel screen.
Church Lane, Harpley, Norfolk, England, PE31 6TL

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Heritage Highlight: 14th-century rood screen

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St Gregory's church in Heckingham is a gorgeous little country church, with a thatched roof and a curious west tower that starts off round and ends up octagonal. At the opposite end, St Gregory's has a rounded apse, certainly not unique, but then again, not typical among English medieval churches.
School Lane, Heckingham, Norfolk, England, NR14 6SL

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St John's church at Hellington is a real gem, standing amid farm fields near the River Yare. The building dates to the Norman period and is composed of a nave, chancel, round west tower, and south porch.
Hellington, Norfolk, England, NR14 7BS

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All Saints, Hemblington, dates to the late Saxon period, as evidenced by the striking round tower. Within the church are two treasures; a superb 15th-century octagonal font that has had its medieval painted carvings meticulously restored, and a stunning late medieval wall painting depicting scenes from the life of St Christopher.
Church Lane, Hemblington, Norfolk, England, NR13 4EF

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century font and St Christopher wall painting

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Heydon village is one of the prettiest in Norfolk, and the parish church of St Peter and St Paul is a gem. The church is 14th century, and retains a marvellous collection of medieval wall paintings, a 13th-century font, a 15th-century rood screen and wine-glass pulpit of the same date.
The Street, Heydon, Norfolk, England, NR11 6AD

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Heritage Highlight: Sequence of 14th-century wall paintings

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St Mary's is a large 13th-century church, built by the canons of Hickling Priory. It boasts a 13th-century coffin lid to a woman of the Valoins family, who founded the Priory. Look for Civil War graffiti on the 16th-century tomb of Sir William Wodehouse.
The Walk, Hickling, Norfolk, England, NR12 0BQ

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Heritage Highlight: 13th-century coffin lid

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St Martin's church dates to the 14th century. The pride of Hindringham is an ancient oak chest, carved with blind arcading, and made around 1175, possible for the monks of Binham Priory. Other highlights include 15th-century glass and a late medieval octagonal font.
The Street, Hindringham, Norfolk, England

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century oak chest

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