Record Details
| NHER Number: | 2193 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | St Margaret's Church, Clenchwarton |
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Summary
This attractive church, constructed with a mixture of carstone, brick and flint, is of straightforward design. The square west tower is 14th century, the nave 15th century. The south porch also dates from this time, although it was restored in 1861, and the chancel dates to 1864. All parts of the church are buttressed, and the whole roof is leaded.
Inside, there is an early 17th century pulpit, a marble monument on the south chancel wall to the Forster family, dated 1742, and a font of 1835.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 5893 2020 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF52SE |
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| Parish: | CLENCHWARTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
August 1951. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"Parish church. 14th century brick west tower, 15th century nave of carstone and ragstone with ashlar dressings. Carstone, ashlar and brick chancel of 1864. Lead roofs. Tower has crenellated parapet with stone coping. Gabled brick south porch with flanking side buttresses… Porch 15th century, restored 1861."
Information extracted from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current details.
E. Rose (NAU), 20 May 1986. Amended by H. Hamilton (HES), 8 November 2019.
(S2) states that church stands on a mound which may be a saltern but which may only be an old river course.
E. Rose (NAU), 6 July 1989.
Monument Types
- MOUND (Unknown date)
- CHURCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SALT WORKS? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SALTERN? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
- Listed Building
- Listed Building
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1983/4. TF 5820A-E. |
| --- | Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1902. Hundred of Freebridge Marshland. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol X. pp 1-9. |
| --- | 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. p 264. |
| <S1> | Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1237110. |
| <S2> | Monograph: Silvester, R. J. 1988. The Fenland Project Number 3: Marshland and Nar Valley, Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 45. |
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