Historic churches · East Midlands
St Nicholas' Church
St Nicholas' Church — Grade I listed church in Gayton, Norfolk, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
St Nicholas' Church is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1350. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed church in Gayton, Norfolk, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.7433°, 0.5617°.
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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. Nicholas' Church is a medieval, Anglican church located in Gayton, in the English county of Norfolk. St. Nicholas' dates from the Fourteenth Century and has been Grade I listed since 1960.
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Background
Architecture
St. Nicholas has a Fourteenth Century font and a modern sculpture by the Swedish artist, Britt Wikstrom depicting Jacob wrestling with the angel. The reredos were carved during the First World War by a refugee from Belgium using wood from an oak tree grown in the grounds of Gayton Hall. In 2023, the Nineteenth Century wooden benches were removed due to woodworm and were replaced with more modern seating. There is also a memorial in the church to Captain Douglas H. Marsham who was killed serving with the British South Africa Police at the Siege of Mafeking.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.7433, 0.5617
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Parish
- Gayton
- Postcode
- PE32 1PF
- Parliamentary constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Established
- 1350
- Official site
- www.ggmbenefice.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q15978815 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Nicholas Church, Gayton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Nicholas, Gayton, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 309480.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Nicholas' Church?
- St Nicholas' Church is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode PE32 1PF), in the parish of Gayton.
- When was St Nicholas' Church built?
- Built or established in 1350.
- Is St Nicholas' Church a listed building?
- St Nicholas' Church is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is St Nicholas' Church a protected site?
- Yes — St Nicholas' Church is part of the Norfolk Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St Nicholas' Church free to visit?
- Yes, St Nicholas' Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Nicholas' Church?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PE32 1PF. It sits within the North West Norfolk parliamentary constituency.