Church Of St Cyriac And Julitta

The Church of St Cyriac and Julitta is a Grade II* listed former parish church located on the east side of High Street in Swaffham Prior. The church features a 15th-century west tower, with the rest of the structure rebuilt around 1805 according to a design by Charles Humfrey of Cambridge. The tower, dating from around 1500, is constructed of rubble, clunch, flint, and includes some limestone dressings for the quoins and openings. It consists of three stages: the ground and first stages are square, while the bell stage is octagonal. The tower has a moulded plinth and a frieze made of red brick and stone in a chequerboard pattern, along with a parapet featuring flushwork. The ground and first stages are supported by two-stage diagonal buttressing, and there is a newel staircase in the northeast angle. The west doorway is made of clunch and features a two-centred arch with a moulded limestone label. Above the doorway, the west window has three cinquefoil lights with a transom set in a four-centred head. Each corner of the bell stage has a two-stage pilaster buttress supported by a corbel decorated with a mask and other ornamentation. The bell stage includes triangular weathering at its base and openings with two cinquefoil lights in four-centred heads.

The remainder of the church, rebuilt around 1805, is made of gault brick with stone dressings for the door and window openings, designed in the Gothic style. The roof is slate and features an embattled parapet, with diagonal buttresses. The nave is aisled and consists of three bays, accompanied by north and south transepts and a small chancel. There is a gallery at the west end of the church. The parish was merged with St Mary's in 1667. The church is currently cared for by The Churches Conservation Trust.