English Heritage sites near Sustead Parish
BACONSTHORPE CASTLE
4 miles from Sustead 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.
BLAKENEY GUILDHALL
10 miles from Sustead Parish
The remains of the house of a prosperous Blakeney merchant, with a fine 15th century brick-vaulted undercroft. Later the guildhall of Blakeney’s guild of fish merchants.
BINHAM MARKET CROSS
12 miles from Sustead 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
12 miles from Sustead Parish
Among the most complete and impressive monastic ruins in Norfolk of a Benedictine priory with a well-documented history.
NORTH ELMHAM CHAPEL
15 miles from Sustead 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.
COW TOWER, NORWICH
18 miles from Sustead Parish
One of the earliest purpose-built artillery blockhouses in England, this brick tower was built in c.1398-9 to command a strategic point in Norwich’s city defence.
Churches in Sustead Parish
Bessingham: St Mary
High Street
Bessingham
Norwich
01263768075
http://www.roughtonbenefice.uk
This round-towered church is dedicated to St Mary, the Virgin. It has parts dating from the Saxon era (triangular bell openings) as well as the Norman era (the tower arch). The round tower is probably one of the oldest in the county. The stained-glass windows by Charles Kempe and J Powell & Son are particularly noteworthy.
The church is on the care of the Diocesan Churches Trust. Services are held here 6 times per year. Please visit our website and view the "For you diary" page to see the schedule of services throughout the benefice.
Metton: St Andrew
High Street
Metton
Cromer 5 miles
01263 768075
http://www.roughtonbenefice.uk
A fine old Norfolk church. Situated on Weavers Way with a car park available for church visitors and walkers. A foot path leads directly to Felbrigg Hall, making a very pleasant walk past Felbrigg Church. Our church is open after extensive restoration and Interesting Victorian wall writings are being discovered under later paint work.
Sustead: St Peter & St Paul
High Street
Sustead
Norwich
01263768075
http://www.roughtonbenefice.uk
This fine old Norfolk church lies just to the west of the village of Sustead. It has a round tower and is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul. The dark brown corner-stones of the building show this was a Norman Church. The Y-tracery bell-openings to the round bell-tower indicate it was added in the 13th century. The tower is entered from the outside by a southern door rather than from the usual tower arch. The south porch has delightfully flamboyant tracery of the Decorative period. Medieval graffiti can be seen on the opening jambs. Medieval stained glass in the southern nave windows show angels playing musical instruments. Victorian stained-glass in the chancel is also note-worthy. The churchyard is still used for burials and the interment of ashes.
No churches found in Sustead Parish