English Heritage sites near Ryburgh Parish
NORTH ELMHAM CHAPEL
4 miles from Ryburgh 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.
BINHAM MARKET CROSS
8 miles from Ryburgh 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
8 miles from Ryburgh Parish
Among the most complete and impressive monastic ruins in Norfolk of a Benedictine priory with a well-documented history.
CREAKE ABBEY
10 miles from Ryburgh Parish
The ruined church of an Augustinian abbey, reduced in size after fire and plague.
BLAKENEY GUILDHALL
11 miles from Ryburgh 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.
CASTLE ACRE CASTLE AND BAILEY GATE
12 miles from Ryburgh 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.
Churches in Ryburgh Parish
Great Ryburgh Church with Little Ryburgh & Testerton
Bridge Road / Mill Road / Station Road intersection
Great Ryburgh
Norfolk
(01328) 853226
http://www.standrewsgreatryburgh.org.uk
A 'PARISH CHURCH' like ours in the Church of England is a spiritual venue, a sacred space for all parishioners - wherever a person might identify themselves on the spectrum of faith or understanding of life. Every resident has a civic right to access their parish church not only for quiet reflection, prayers, and historic interest, but also to mark the 'seasons of life' including the celebration of a new arrival (CHRISTENING - a Christian service of blessing and thanksgiving), WEDDINGS (for people of any faith and including divorcees), and FUNERALS in church, or with the Vicar (Rector / parish priest) at a crematorium chapel, including for people who considered themselves 'not particularly religious' - many people today are 'spiritual but not religious' or might believe in 'Something' in life without wanting to give it a name; we are here for you, we are here for everyone. Contact the Upper Wensum Benefice (local parish / village grouping) Rector, the Reverend Robin Stapleford, at the 'Get in touch' tab on the left-hand column for more information or specific enquiry.
We are open daily (at least 10 am to 4 pm) for quiet reflection, prayer, and historic interest.
Bespoke Ryburgh Church website HERE.
The building (click HERE) is an unusual church with its Saxon round tower and its distinctive cruciform shape. The reordering of the Chancel in 1912 by Sir Ninian Comper gives the building a wonderful feeling of space and light as well as a flexibility of use which the parish uses to full advantage for its services, community events and concerts.
St Andrew's, Great Ryburgh, is a distinctive cruciform (cross-shaped) Church with a millennium-old round tower and early 20th Century embellishments designed by Sir Ninian Comper. It is complemented by the adjacent, recently constructed William Martin Building adding new scope to the church's ministry.
The Church's Patron Saint Andrew was one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus. The south transept (wing) of the Church with its own altar bears the name of another Apostle, the Saint Thomas Chapel.
The ruin of All Saints Church, Little Ryburgh is the site of our annual Easter Sunrise Service. The churchyard / cemetery there remains in use serving both Little and Great Ryburgh.
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Pubs in Ryburgh Parish
Blue Boar
31 Station Road, Great Ryburgh, NR21 0DX
(01328) 829212
blueboar-norfolk.co.uk
Crown
Crown, Great Ryburgh