English Heritage sites near Raynham Parish
CASTLE ACRE CASTLE AND BAILEY GATE
7 miles from Raynham 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
7 miles from Raynham Parish
This important Norfolk visitor attraction is one of the largest and best preserved monastic sites in England dating back to 1090.
NORTH ELMHAM CHAPEL
8 miles from Raynham 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.
CREAKE ABBEY
9 miles from Raynham Parish
The ruined church of an Augustinian abbey, reduced in size after fire and plague.
BINHAM MARKET CROSS
11 miles from Raynham 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
11 miles from Raynham Parish
Among the most complete and impressive monastic ruins in Norfolk of a Benedictine priory with a well-documented history.
Churches in Raynham Parish
South Raynham: St Martin
Church Lane
South Raynham
Fakenham
07970875052
South Raynham, or Raynham St Martin, church is a small medieval building dating from the 13th century. It was restored in 1844. The original altar stone is still in use and was replaced in the 20th cent. There is a fine east window to Mrs Ridsdale, the wife of a former vicar. Roger Townshend who died in 1415 is buried here, but there is no memorial.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CHURCH IS CLOSED FOR MAJOR REPAIRS. IT SHOULD BE OPEN AGAIN AT THE END OF JUNE 2019.
We are particularly gratrful to the Heritage Lottery Fund for their generous support.
St Mary's, East Raynham
St Mary's Church
Raynham Park
East Raynham
Fakenham
07970875052
St Mary's, East Raynham stands in the park of Raynham Hall, the home for many years of the Townshend family. The 2nd Viscount, "Turnip" Townshend is buried here. The church was rebuilt in 1868, but retains the fine 15th cent Easter Sepulchre. There is an excellent ring of eight bells restored and augmented in 2002.
West Raynham: St Margaret
The Street
West Raynham
Fakenham
(01328) 838 385
This church was first built in the 11th century and extended in the 14th century. It fell into ruin from the 1720's when the roof lead was removed to help pay for the restoration of S. Mary's, East Raynham. The ruin has now been consolidated and the church is now back in occasional use.
Pubs in Raynham Parish
Greyhound
Greyhound, West Raynham