Historic churches · East Midlands
St Michael and All Angels Church
St Michael and All Angels Church — Grade I listed church in Barton Turf, Norfolk, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Wroxham BVR · 5.1 km
- Free entry
About
St Michael and All Angels Church is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1401. Built in the Gothic architecture style. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Named after Archangel Michael. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed church in Barton Turf, Norfolk, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.7436°, 1.4703°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Norfolk Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Michael and All Angels is the Church of England parish church of Barton Turf in the county of Norfolk in England. See Inside here. It stands about a kilometre south-west of the village in the midst of a plantation of trees. Particularly notable for its surviving paintings, the church is listed with Grade I.
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Background
Architecture
The building was at first constructed in rather an undistinguished Perpendicular style, possessing a tower at the west end of the church. The church is best known for the twelve panels of its late-Gothic rood screen, rivalled in quality only by the rood screen of St. Helen's Church in Ranworth. The twelve panels, probably from between 1440 and 1450, appear to have been influenced by Flemish work, and depict St. Apollonia, St. Zita, St. Barbara, and the nine choirs of angels. (The representations of the Dominions and the Seraphim were defaced during the English Civil War, most likely due to their inclusion of “papistical” symbols such as the tiara and a censer). In the South Nave there are…
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- Coordinates
- 52.7436, 1.4703
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- North Norfolk
- Parish
- Barton Turf
- Postcode
- NR12 8YU
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Norfolk
- Established
- 1401
- Nearest railway station
- Wroxham BVR — 5.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q14906394 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Michael and All Angels Church, Barton Turf (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Michael and All Angels, Barton Turf, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 481381.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Michael and All Angels Church?
- St Michael and All Angels Church is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NR12 8YU), in the parish of Barton Turf.
- When was St Michael and All Angels Church built?
- Built or established in 1401.
- Is St Michael and All Angels Church a listed building?
- St Michael and All Angels Church is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is St Michael and All Angels Church a protected site?
- Yes — St Michael and All Angels Church is part of the Norfolk Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St Michael and All Angels Church free to visit?
- Yes, St Michael and All Angels Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Michael and All Angels Church?
- The nearest railway station is Wroxham BVR, about 5.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NR12 8YU.