Historic Churches in Norfolk

St Withburga's church stands in the grounds of Holkham Hall. The church is named with a 7th-century saint who grew up locally. The present church building is based on the remains of a Saxon church and inside are memorials to generations of owners of Holkham Hall, as well as a 17th-century brass.
A149, Holkham, Norfolk, England, NR23 1RW

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century coffin lids

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St Andrew's is a lovely 14th-century church, rebuilt after a devastating fire in 1708 and remodelled by William Butterfield from 1862. Look for the circular 12th-century font, carved with fleur-de-lys symbols, and the unusual Chaucer Window, depicting scenes from Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
Church Street, Holt, Norfolk, England, NR25 6BB

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century font

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Honing church dates to the 13th century, but it was remodelled in the late medieval period and completely rebuilt in 1795. The most interesting historic feature is a 1496 memorial brass to Nicholas Parker. Other features include a 13th-century font of Purbeck marble set on a 15th-century carved stem.
Honing Long Lane, Honing, Norfolk, England, NR28 9QW

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Heritage Highlight: 1496 Nicholas Parker brass

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St Benedict's church dates to the 13th century and stands in an idyllic location above the River Bure. The church boasts a striking 14th-century bench end depicting the 'Jaws of Hell', and another carved with the earliest known arms of St Benet's Abbey.
Church Road, Horning, Norfolk, England, NR12 8PZ

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Heritage Highlight: 14th-century 'Jaws of Hell' bench end

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All Saints church in Horsey dates to the 10th century, with a beautiful round tower and ancient stonework in the nave. Inside the church are a collection of 15th-century bench ends and a late medieval chancel screen.
All Saints Lane, Horsey, Norfolk, England, NR29 4EF

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Heritage Highlight: Saxon west tower

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In the grounds of Houghton Hall stands St Martin's church, a lovely medieval building restored in 1726 by Sir Robert Walpole, Britain's first Prime Minister. Walpole was buried near the high altar, not far from the effigy of Prior of Coxford Priory who died in 1307. The west gallery was built by Horace Walpole of Strawberry Hill.
Houghton Park, Houghton Hall, Houghton, Norfolk, England, PE31 6TY

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Heritage Highlight: 1307 effigy

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St John's church dates to the 11th century, but the earliest part of the present building is the 13th-century nave. The striking red=brick tower was built in 1765 to replace a medieval tower struck by lightning. Inside are a 15th-century screen and font, and excellent glass panels from the continent.
Horning Road (A1062), Hoveton, Norfolk, England, NR12 8NX

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century screen

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Outside the entrance to Hoveton Hall stands the 1624 church of St Peter, a tiny gem of a Jacobean under a thatched roof of Norfolk reed. Inside are numerous 18th and 19th-century hatchments to the Aufrere and Negus families, as well as 18th-century wall monuments.
St Peters Lane, Hoveton, Norfolk, England, NR12 8RL

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Heritage Highlight: A rare early 17th-century church

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Most of Holy Trinity church was built in the 14th century by Sir Oliver de Ingham, who founded a college of Trinitarian priors here. Ingham Priory was the mother of all Trinitarian houses in England. Within the church are Sir Oliver's elaborate tomb and the early 14th-century memorial of Sir Roger de Bois and his wife Lady Margery.
Mill Road, Ingham, Norfolk, England, NR12 9AB

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Heritage Highlight: Sir Oliver de Ingham tomb, c. 1343

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A lovely little thatched church. St Michael's features a striking octagonal font with figures of Christ and a pagan Green Man. The rood screen is beautifully painted, and there are quite curious carved bench ends. Medieval wall paintings on the nave walls add extra colour!
Irstead, East Anglia, Norfolk, England, NR12 8XS

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