Weight: 672 lbs Diameter: 32" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by William Brend 1625
Dove Bell ID: 50861 Tower ID: 18245 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Beighton: All Saints
Diocese of Norwich
Church, 626004
This church is on the Heritage at Risk Register (verified 2025-11-06)
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Overview
Grid reference: TG 386 82
A small to medium size C14 building of flint and stone dressing. Thatched nave roof with eyebrows over the clerestory windows supported by a C14 single-framed scissor braced collar rafters.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Church open regularly Grade I listed building Visitor parking nearby On a footpath, trail or cycle route Wheelchair accessible
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 357 m²
Exterior Description
Fabric mainly C14 and C15 with C19 restoration which included the rebuilding of the north aisle (1854) and the upper stage of the west tower (1882) by A.S. Hewitt. Flint with limestone dressings; red brick east wall to nave. Nave roof thatched, all other roofs slated. West tower, nave, chancel, north and south aisles, south porch, north vestry. Square west tower with staged buttresses, partly rebuilt in brick. C19 Decorated bell openings with pierced stone screens. Stepped parapet of stone with flushwork panels dated 1890. Castellated corner piers with figure-pinnacles. Polygonal stair turret on south side. Single light west window. Windows generally C19 replacements in Decorated style. Nave clerestorey of three 2-light windows with eaves swept over window heads. Three 2-light windows in north and south aisles. South nave and aisle walls in flushwork. Three 2-light north and south chancel windows, bays divided by staged buttresses with gabled tops. C14 priest's door in south wall with head-stops to hood mould. 4-light east window. Former north porch now vestry with diagonal buttresses to gable. Small cusped niche in gable. Chimney pot on ridge line. 2-light window in west wall. To the west of the south porch an C18 monument set in wall below window, the inscription now largely indecipherable. C14 south doorway.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
North and south arcades of four bays : octagonal piers with double-chamfered arches. Tower arch on half-piers; eastern corner buttresses of tower project into nave. Single framed nave roof with scissor bracing; chancel and aisle roofs C19 with roll-moulded principals and boarded ceilings. Chancel screen much restored but retaining C15 work, notably the carved middle rail. Chancel stalls with figure carving. C14 piscina and triple stepped sedilia in south wall of chancel, all with crocketted ogee heads. Piscina with cusped arch in south aisle. Painted consecration cross in south wall of aisle. Stoup by south door. Some C15 poppyhead bench ends in nave with animal carvings. C13 octagonal font with two shallow pointed arches in each face, large central stem and eight plain shafts.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 386 82
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
The churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
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| Name | Status | Number found in this site |
|---|---|---|
| Common yew | Notabletree | 1 |
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
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