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St Botolph

St Boltoph's is a part-thatched 15th century church with some original wall paintings and the only decorative hammer beam roof in this eight church benefice.

Banningham, Norfolk

Opening times

The church is open at weekends in the winter months and every day from April to October.

Address

Banningham
Norfolk
NR11 7DY

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52.8183734, 1.2890279

How to get here

Travelling from Aylsham towards Cromer on the A140 take the 2nd turning signed to Banningham and the church, impossible to miss, sits at the village crossroads adjacent to the Banningham Crown pub and opposite the village green.

A pleasant church whose great tower is one of the tallest in the region. It rises in four stages surmounted by a parapet.Rebuillt in the late 14th century it was again modified in the 17th century to aid stability of the chancel by installation of a substantial beam. 

The characterful interior boasts box pews for the gentry either side of the central benches for socially lesser worshippers. Memorably are the fragments of medieval glass restored and set into a south window. Elsewhere is 1850s glass made in the workshop at Costessey. There are partial wall paintings of St Christopher and St George slaying a dragon. Both of these wall paintings have lost their top third due installation of a clerestory long before desecrations of the Reformaiion.

  • Captivating architecture

  • Spectacular stained glass

  • Wildlife haven

  • Accessible toilets nearby

  • Bus stop within 100m

  • Level access throughout

  • On street parking at church

  • Parking within 250m

  • Space to secure your bike

  • Walkers & cyclists welcome

  • Church of England

Contact information

Church website

Gallery

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