Congham: St Andrew, Congham
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A Small but friendly church in a picturesque setting, a short distance from the B1153.
Registers from 1558 may be inspected on application to the Rector, William Howard, or queries dealt with. We can also send you jpg files of pages from the register for a small charge.
Sunday services use a balance of modern and 1662 Book of Common Prayer - the Common Worship for Holy Communion, 1662 for Morning Prayer.
Congham is famous for its World Championship Snail Race on the third Saturday of July, at the super Summer Fete : July 17th 2010 starting at 2pm.
Village News from the Parish magazine can be downloaded on the village website www.grimston.org
Several members of the Spelman family were buried at Congham. In the 18th century two members of the Nelson family were rectors, Edmund Nelson, Lord Nelson's Father's 1st cousin and namesake, who were at Cambridge together, and Nelson's 2nd cousin James Rose Edmund Nelson.
More recently the church was supported by Everard and Elwes familes who lived in Congham, and there is a set of 40 individually designed kneelers designed by Joan Ross in memory of Susan Gurney (nee Elwes).
The church was linked to the Rectory by an underground tunnel, which it would be fascinating to excavate!
Although Congham is a small village, it once had three churches, but St.Mary's and All Hallows are no longer standing.
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Rev. William Howard
The Rectory
Watery Lane
Grimston
King's Lynn
Norfolk PE32 1BQ
Tel: (01485) 600335
- Regular Services
Sunday
Holy Communion (modern English) on the first and third Sundays of the month
Every first and third Sunday at 9:00 AM for 55 minutes
Current Editor: William Howard
