English Heritage sites near Cawston Parish
BACONSTHORPE CASTLE
9 miles from Cawston 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.
NORTH ELMHAM CHAPEL
10 miles from Cawston 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
11 miles from Cawston 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.
BINHAM MARKET CROSS
14 miles from Cawston 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
14 miles from Cawston Parish
Among the most complete and impressive monastic ruins in Norfolk of a Benedictine priory with a well-documented history.
BLAKENEY GUILDHALL
14 miles from Cawston 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.
Churches in Cawston Parish
Cawston Parish Church
Cawston Parish Church
Church Lane
Cawston
NORWICH
NR10 4AG
01603 872236
http://www.st-agnes.org.uk
This is a large 14th century church situated in the heart of the village. The bell tower rises almost 120 feet (37 metres) and is visible for miles around.
St Agnes attracts many visitors each year with its fine hammer beam roof, decorated with carved angels, and a 15th century painted rood screen.
Pubs in Cawston Parish
Bell
19 High Street, Cawston, NR10 4AE
(01603) 871216
thebellinncawston.co.uk