Church Of All Saints

The Church of All Saints is a parish church located in Darsham, dating back to the medieval period, with restorations carried out in 1879 and 1887. The church features a nave, chancel, west tower, and south porch. It is primarily constructed from coursed flint rubble with stone dressings, while the south wall of the nave and chancel is plastered. The roofs are covered with plain tiles.

The 15th-century square tower has four stages and a crenellated parapet, with diagonal buttresses that include flush work decoration. The tower also has a restored three-light west window and two-light openings in the bell chamber, along with a parapet that features two bands of flushwork separated by a string course. The nave contains 15th-century windows, with two on the north side and three on the south side. There is a blocked 12th-century north doorway with remnants of its arch, and the porch was rebuilt in 1887. The south doorway to the nave is 12th-century, significantly restored but retaining original shafts and capitals.

The south chancel has two early 15th-century windows and a 13th-century Priest's doorway, while the north chancel features three late 19th-century lancet windows. Inside, the nave boasts a 15th-century arch-braced roof with six bays, and the chancel roof has a moulded wallplate and a plaster ceiling.

Notable interior features include an early 15th-century octagonal font with well-preserved carved panels and a base step that bears an original inscription. The nave has 18 15th-century poppyhead bench ends, 14 of which have traceried panelling, along with two additional poppyhead bench ends in the chancel. There is an early 17th-century pulpit and holy table, the Royal Arms of George IV displayed over the north doorway, and a cinquefoil-headed niche in the splay of the central south nave window.

The north chancel contains a fine wall monument dedicated to Sir Thomas Bedingfield, who died in 1660, made from alabaster and marble, featuring flanking columns that support a pediment with two reclining figures. There is also a portrait brass on the chancel floor commemorating Ann Bedingfield, who died in 1641, along with late 19th-century stained glass in the chancel and south nave. The church is listed as Grade I for its surviving medieval work.