Churches
Prior to the 13c there were over 80 monasteries in Norfolk. Though they now lie in ruins there are a fair few that are well worth a visit, not least because many have good walking in and around the sites.
There are over 700 churches and parishes in Norfolk
The church at Salle for instance is one of the largest in the country and is situated in one of the smallest villages! Their grandeur and their numbers are testament as much to the enormous wealth of their benefactors as to their piety.
Binham Priory
Binham
- A Benedictine Priory founded by the nephew of William the Conqueror in 1091
- Only the church nave and the gatehouse survive today, with some foundations accessible
- The present church dates in part to pre 1244. There is a Norman clerestory and wall passage, a seven
- Sacrament font and a Tobruk Cross mabde from shell cases gathered from North African battlefields
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Castle Acre Priory
Castle Acre
- Among the finest remains in East Anglia
- Founded by Cluniac monks in the 12c the west front still stands at full height. The cloister was remodelled in 1500 while the chapter house dates from 1140
- The dormitory stairs and windows and parts of the priors lodgings still remain and can be entered through a 12c porch
- Upstairs are traces of 14th and 16th century paintings and a set of medieval latrines
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Creake Abbey
North Creake
- The remains of a 12c Augustinian abbey destroyed by fire in the 15c.
- Plague then finished off all the inhabitants bar the Abbot forty years later
- Traditional Norfolk flint work and some stone carvings
- Well maintained in the midst of tranquil farmland
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Priory of Our Lady of Walsingham
Little Walsingham
- The remains of a 12c priory and 15c east wall of the church
- A 15c gatehouse with woodland and river walks
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St. Mary
Burnham Deepdale
- An Anglo-saxon round tower
- The font is unusual and very fine
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St. Peter and St. Paul
Salle
- One of the most beautiful churches in Norfolk
- 15c with a tall tower, two double storey porches,roof bosses, a15c font
- Carvings, paintings, brasses and 15c glass
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