English Heritage sites near Swanton Morley Parish

North Elmham Chapel

NORTH ELMHAM CHAPEL

3 miles from Swanton Morley Parish

A place with an unusual story, told by graphic panels. The small Norman chapel here stood on the site of an earlier timber church, probably the Saxon cathedral of East Anglia.

Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate

CASTLE ACRE CASTLE AND BAILEY GATE

13 miles from Swanton Morley Parish

The delightful village of Castle Acre boasts an extraordinary wealth of history and is a very rare and complete survival of a Norman planned settlement.

Castle Acre: Castle Acre Priory

CASTLE ACRE: CASTLE ACRE PRIORY

13 miles from Swanton Morley Parish

This important Norfolk visitor attraction is one of the largest and best preserved monastic sites in England dating back to 1090.

Binham Market Cross

BINHAM MARKET CROSS

14 miles from Swanton Morley Parish

The tall shaft of a 15th century cross, on the site of an annual fair held from the 1100s until the 1950s.

Binham Priory

BINHAM PRIORY

14 miles from Swanton Morley Parish

Among the most complete and impressive monastic ruins in Norfolk of a Benedictine priory with a well-documented history.

Baconsthorpe Castle

BACONSTHORPE CASTLE

14 miles from Swanton Morley Parish

Visit the extensive ruins of Baconsthorpe Castle, a moated and fortified 15th century manor house, that are a testament to the rise and fall of a prominent Norfolk family, the Heydons.

Churches in Swanton Morley Parish

Swanton Morley: All Saints

opposite Rectory Road Swanton Morley Dereham
(01362) 637311
http://www.derehamanddistrictteam.org.uk/

      

All Saints is a typical Norfolk Wool church. It is a beautiful Perpendicular style building, is grade 1 listed and is constantly in need of maintenance and repair. There is a bell tower with a peal of six bells refurbished in 2000. The churchyard is closed for burials except for interment of cremated remains. It stands on a hill at the end of the village overlooking the Wensum Valley. Gonville and Caius Collage, Cambridge are patrons of the Church.

At one end of the villege is Robertson Barracks the home of the Light Dragoons at present with some 500 personnel and families.The regiment is presently looked after by a Church of England Padre and there are good relations between the Barracks and the Church.

The ancestors of Abraham Lincoln lived in the village and were associated with the church giving a bible to the congregation.

 

 

 

     

Pubs in Swanton Morley Parish

Angel Inn

66 Greengate, Swanton Morley, NR20 4LX
(01362) 637407
theangelpub.co.uk

Parts of this old inn date back to 1610 and it was once owned by an ancestor of Abraham Lincoln. The present owners are long-standing CAMRA members. Inside, the pub has a large spacious main bar with real fire, a dining room serving food lu...
Darbys

1 Elsing Road, Swanton Morley, NR20 4NY
(01362) 637346
darbyspub.co.uk

This pub was originally a row of cottages which around twenty-five years ago was converted to a public house by John Carrick.. There is one large long bar plus a split level dining area and a function room upstairs. Following a refurb in 2...
Papermakers Arms

Town Street, Swanton Morley, NR20 4PB

Village local which used to be a Norwich Brewery pub, but now offers a much more interesting range of beers. Opening times: