English Heritage sites near Wereham Parish
WEETING CASTLE
10 miles from Wereham Parish
The ruins of a substantial early medieval moated manor house, built in local flint.
GRIME'S GRAVES - PREHISTORIC FLINT MINE
11 miles from Wereham Parish
Grime’s Graves is a unique visitor attraction in Norfolk as the only Neolithic flint mine open to visitors in Britain.
CASTLE ACRE: CASTLE ACRE PRIORY
12 miles from Wereham Parish
This important Norfolk visitor attraction is one of the largest and best preserved monastic sites in England dating back to 1090.
CASTLE ACRE CASTLE AND BAILEY GATE
12 miles from Wereham Parish
The delightful village of Castle Acre boasts an extraordinary wealth of history and is a very rare and complete survival of a Norman planned settlement.
THETFORD WARREN LODGE
15 miles from Wereham Parish
Thetford Warren Lodge was probably built c.1400 by the Prior of Thetford; this defensible lodge protected gamekeepers and hunting parties against armed poachers.
CASTLE RISING CASTLE
15 miles from Wereham Parish
One of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated keeps in England, surrounded by 20 acres of mighty earthworks.
Churches in Wereham Parish
St Margaret of Antioch
Church Road
Wereham
Kings Lynn
01366 858165
St Margaret's Church, dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch, is a medieval Grade II* listed church in the centre of the village of Wereham. The village is situated on the A134 about 5 miles from Downham Market, and has a population of about 600. Large parts of it have conservation status. The church faces the village pond, in which parishioners are permitted to fish.
St Margaret's has recently been extensively repaired and renovated, and a new heating system has been installed, much to the relief of the small but dedicated congregation. The church is much loved and supported by the villagers generally, who rally around to help and support fundraising events. The main fundraising event of the year is the Church Festival, which takes place on the Sunday nearest the feast day of St Margaret of Antioch (20th July).
The graveyard is no longer open for burials. There are some ancient memorials remaining, including a grave protected by chains against grave robbers.
Pubs in Wereham Parish
George & Dragon
Church Road, Wereham, PE33 9AP
(01366) 500465
werehamgeorge.co.uk/