English Heritage sites near Brampton Parish
COW TOWER, NORWICH
10 miles from Brampton 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.
BACONSTHORPE CASTLE
11 miles from Brampton 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
15 miles from Brampton 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.
BLAKENEY GUILDHALL
17 miles from Brampton 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
18 miles from Brampton 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
18 miles from Brampton Parish
Among the most complete and impressive monastic ruins in Norfolk of a Benedictine priory with a well-documented history.
Churches in Brampton Parish
Brampton: St Peter
The Street
Brampton
Norwich
01263 731102
http://www.aylshamteamministry.org.uk
St Peter’s Church, Brampton is one of Norfolk’s round tower churches. It sits slightly away for the village on a small promontory above the River Bure. The round tower dates back to late Norman times (1066-1088) although the thickness of tower walls seems to indicate that the tower may have Saxon origins. The church has been the centre of religious life in the village for over 900 years.
The church is part of the Bure Valley Benefice. Brampton is a small community, but a very active one. Services are largely based upon the Book of Common Prayer
Oxnead: St Michael & All Angels
Oxnead
Norwich
01263 731102
http://www.aylshamteamministry.org.uk
Few churches, even here in church-rich East Anglia, can claim such antiquity, but a church was recorded here in Edward the Confessor's time (1042 to 1066) and the Nave walls are the very same that sheltered worshippers in those far off days. Even the font dates back to before the 14th Century and the church has a very rich history linked to the nearby hall. One can only imagine the various people that have come here to worship and pray as well as to be married and baptised.
Although used all year round for weddings and other events, a service of Evening Prayer or Holy Communion only takes place during the summer months of May until October.
No churches found in Brampton Parish