English Heritage sites near Hockwold cum Wilton Parish
WEETING CASTLE
5 miles from Hockwold cum Wilton Parish
The ruins of a substantial early medieval moated manor house, built in local flint.
GRIME'S GRAVES - PREHISTORIC FLINT MINE
8 miles from Hockwold cum Wilton Parish
Grime’s Graves is a unique visitor attraction in Norfolk as the only Neolithic flint mine open to visitors in Britain.
ISLEHAM PRIORY CHURCH
9 miles from Hockwold cum Wilton Parish
Isleham Priory Church is the best example in England of a small Norman Benedictine priory church, surviving in a surprisingly unaltered state despite later conversion into a barn.
THETFORD WARREN LODGE
9 miles from Hockwold cum Wilton 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.
THETFORD PRIORY
11 miles from Hockwold cum Wilton Parish
The extensive remains of one of the most important East Anglian monasteries, the Cluniac Priory of Our Lady of Thetford and the burial place of the earls and dukes of Norfolk for 400 years.
THETFORD, CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE
11 miles from Hockwold cum Wilton Parish
The only surviving remains in England of a priory of Canons of the Holy Sepulchre, who aided pilgrims to Christ's tomb: the ruined nave of their 14th-century church, later used as a barn.
Churches in Hockwold cum Wilton Parish
Cranwich: St Mary the Virgin
Cranwich is a small village about 2 miles North West of Mundford. Sitting high in a circular churchyard St Mary the Virgin church has a timeless look. The round tower and much of the Nave and Chancel are pre-conquest. The Tower has circular windows with carved stone knots like primitive tracery. Battlements have been added at a later date.
There are a variety of Windows in the Nave and Chancel. The South Porch shelters a transitional doorway, so every style from Saxon to Perpendicular can be seen here. The roof has recently been re-thatched thanks to grant aid from Englsih Heritage and other bodies. T
The congregation now needs in 2016 to re-wire the electrical system and install new lighting. Please help this tiny communtiy of 60 people to achieve this important work to protect this ancient building for the future.
Services : On the First Sunday of each month at 3pm. BCP Evensong and sermon
On the Second Sunday of each Month at 3pm Holy Communion with hymns and sermon
This Church is available for Baptisms, Weddings, and Funerals.
If you would like to donate to the church please
send any donations to the contact address.
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St James', Hockwold
Church Lane
Hockwold
Thetford
01842827152
https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13975/
Worship: Services are taken from the Church of England's Common Worship. On Sunday's we usually celebrate the Eucharist together. Hymns are usually accompanied by the organ and the we sing the Gloria, Santcus & Benedictus and Agnus Dei together. The Eucharistic prayer is usually said, rather than sung. Churchmanship is central to modern catholic with the Priests wearing Eucharistic vestments. Occasional Songs of Praise services for special celebrations are celebrated.
Music: Hymns are taken from ‘Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New'.
Ancillary: There is a ring of six bells (restored in 1991) rung each Sunday by a group of enthusiastic bell ringers led by Tower Captain Sue Annear. They practice on Monday evenings and ring by request, at weddings.
A team of flower arrangers adorn the church with colour each week.
History: Originally two separate villages, each with its own church, the parish of St James, Wilton was united with that of St Peter's Hockwold, in 1666. In 1970 St Peter's, although rather grander than its neighbour, was declared redundant and its organ removed to St James' and restored in 1974.
The village is now referred to usually as Hockwold and the parish as St James' Hockwold. A late 13th or early 14th century hall church, St James' possesses a notable rood screen, containing a ‘Green Man', and a number of medieval bench ends. Since 1354, the lay rector has been Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge. The College still maintains an active interest in the church, being responsible for repairs to, but not the decoration of, the chancel.
St Peter's Church: Tall St Peter's is a Medieval delight. It is built of flint with some old rendering still there, giving it an unspoilt look. The splendid nave roof which is full of carved wooden angels dates from the 15th-century, and there are big Decorated and Perpendicular windows that bring light streaming into the church. Beautiful monuments are mounted on the walls, including one dedicated to Cyrill Wyche, one of the first members of the Royal Society. The peaceful churchyard is an oasis for wildlife. It is maintained by the Churches Conservation Trust. .
St Peter's Church is located a little north of The New Inn, on the B1112, the main road from Lakenheath to Feltwell, which passes by the edge of Hockwold village.
Pubs in Hockwold cum Wilton Parish
New Inn
50 Station Road, Hockwold, IP26 4JA
(01842) 828668
thenewinnhockwold.co.uk/index
Red Lion
114 Main Street, Hockwold, IP26 4NB
(01842) 829728
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