Church Of St Margaret is a Grade I listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 1959. A Medieval Church.

Church Of St Margaret

WRENN ID
tilted-tower-holly
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
South Norfolk
Country
England
Date first listed
7 December 1959
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Margaret is a Grade I listed building with origins dating back to before the Conquest. It features long-and-short quoins at the north-west angle of the nave. The church was rebuilt in the 13th and 14th centuries and includes north and south aisles, with the north windows having straight heads and the south aisle featuring an embattled parapet. The 13th-century two-bay north arcade has round piers with capitals and abaci, as well as double-chamfered aisles. The early 14th-century three-bay south arcade boasts octagonal piers and sunk-quadrant mouldings, while the third bay to the east is from the 19th century. The chancel is truncated.

The south porch, built in the 15th century, is two storeys high and has a window above the entrance flanked by niches. The early 14th-century west tower is supported by diagonal buttresses up to belfry height and has an embattled parapet, two-light bell-openings with Y-tracery, and a weathervane dated 1727.

Inside, the church features 19th-century roofs and a 15th-century octagonal font adorned with beasts, figures, and angels with shields on the stem and bowl. There is also a 17th-century altar table. The structure is built of rubble with ashlar dressings, topped with slate and lead roofs. The churchyard contains some 18th-century headstones.

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