English Heritage sites near Bridgham Parish
THETFORD PRIORY
6 miles from Bridgham Parish
The extensive remains of one of the most important East Anglian monasteries, the Cluniac Priory of Our Lady of Thetford and the burial place of the earls and dukes of Norfolk for 400 years.
THETFORD, CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE
6 miles from Bridgham Parish
The only surviving remains in England of a priory of Canons of the Holy Sepulchre, who aided pilgrims to Christ's tomb: the ruined nave of their 14th-century church, later used as a barn.
THETFORD WARREN LODGE
8 miles from Bridgham Parish
Thetford Warren Lodge was probably built c.1400 by the Prior of Thetford; this defensible lodge protected gamekeepers and hunting parties against armed poachers.
GRIME'S GRAVES - PREHISTORIC FLINT MINE
9 miles from Bridgham Parish
Grime’s Graves is a unique visitor attraction in Norfolk as the only Neolithic flint mine open to visitors in Britain.
WEETING CASTLE
12 miles from Bridgham Parish
The ruins of a substantial early medieval moated manor house, built in local flint.
BURY ST EDMUNDS ABBEY
15 miles from Bridgham Parish
The extensive remains of one of the wealthiest and most powerful Benedictine monasteries in England, shrine of St Edmund.
Churches in Bridgham Parish
Bridgham: St Mary
The Street
Bridgham
01953 717451
The church of St Mary the Virgin in Bridgham is a striking medieval building with its wooden bell-turret and an imposing chancel and is set in a beautifully-kept churchyard at the western edge of the village. The interior houses in particular a finely-carved 15th-century font raised on two steps. This an active church whose prayer, worship and different activities are a much-valued and cherished part of a very close and vibrant village community. Join us for worship on 1st and 3rd Sundays and enjoy the welcome and company of a very friendly, faithful and hard-working congregation.
No churches found in Bridgham Parish