Record Details
| NHER Number: | 4427 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | St Margaret's Church, Wereham |
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Summary
This church is situated at the centre of the village. The fabric of the church contains large amounts of ironbound conglomerate. The church as a whole appears to be early 13th century in date but of two phases, with the south aisle being added afterwards. The tower was altered in about 1300 and the belfry was rebuilt in the 16th century. Inside, there is a Perpendicular octagonal font and some good quality post medieval monuments.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 6810 0166 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF60SE |
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| Parish: | WEREHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Large amounts of ironbound conglomerate. Church as a whole appears to be early 13th century but of two phases, the south aisle being added afterwards. Perpendicular windows in aisle. Tower altered in about 1300 and belfry rebuilt in the 16th century. 19th century restoration.
Contains bellframe and some good quality post medieval monuments.
See report (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NLA) 26 January 1998.
Monument Types
- CHURCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- CHURCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CHURCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- COFFIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DOOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DOOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FONT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PISCINA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PISCINA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WINDOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WINDOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- Xbell frame (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WINDOW (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1904. Hundred of Clackclose. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol XIII. pp 323-333. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, W. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 758-759. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1998-1999. [Articles on the fund raising for restoration work at St Margaret's Church, Wereham]. |
| --- | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 1998. Building Report.. Building Report. |
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