Bessingham: St Mary

This is one of the most delightfully set of churches, a little round towered church set above the narrow lanes of its parish in the deepest Norfolk countryside. The tower is of the 11th Century, and Pevsner compares the bell openings with those at Haddiscoe, observing that this is what the tower there might have been like before its later elaboration. The upper stage is largely constructed out of carstone, the gingerbread coloured stone found in the west of Norfolk. The church beside the tower is an almost complete rebuild of the 1870s, the 15th Century roodscreen being relocated to the great church at nearby Baconsthorpe where it now sits in the north aisle.

Currently this church is interregnum (that is without a vicar) so services are presided by the Rural Dean, Revd David Longe.

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Eucharist

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
Bessingham: St Mary
Address
High Street Bessingham Norwich, NR11 7JP, United Kingdom

A wonderful place to start Sunday with our morning service. All welcome to come a share the Joy and wonder of Christ.

This service will be lead by the Revd David Longe, Rural Dean of Holt.