English Heritage sites near South Creake Parish
CREAKE ABBEY
3 miles from South Creake Parish
The ruined church of an Augustinian abbey, reduced in size after fire and plague.
BINHAM PRIORY
8 miles from South Creake Parish
Among the most complete and impressive monastic ruins in Norfolk of a Benedictine priory with a well-documented history.
BINHAM MARKET CROSS
8 miles from South Creake Parish
The tall shaft of a 15th century cross, on the site of an annual fair held from the 1100s until the 1950s.
BLAKENEY GUILDHALL
11 miles from South Creake 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.
NORTH ELMHAM CHAPEL
11 miles from South Creake 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.
CASTLE ACRE CASTLE AND BAILEY GATE
13 miles from South Creake 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 South Creake Parish
South Creake: Our Lady Saint Mary
The Church of Our Lady Saint Mary
Church Lane
South Creake
Norfolk
NR21 9LX
07970 875052
http://www.southcreake.org
The Church of Our Lady St Mary is an inclusive church within the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England. It is part of the Benefice of North Creake, South Creake with Waterden, Sculthorpe, and Syderstone with Barmer, within the Diocese of Norwich.
We fully support and accept the ordination of both men and women as deacons, priests and bishops in the Church of England and in the wider Anglican Communion. We welcome everyone to the family of our church regardless of their race, age, physical ability, gender, or sexuality.
We have our own website www.southcreake.org which is comprehensive and up-to-date.
Our vicar is Fr Clive Wylie.
St Mary's dates mainly from the 15C although the Chancel is of 13C construction. The nave roof (which was raised to commemorate the victory at Agincourt) is single hammer beam with painted angels supporting arched braces. The wine goblet pulpit dates from 15C as does the perpendicular Seven Sacrament Font. Medieval pew ends have recently been made into fine pews in the Chancel.
Waterden: All Saints
Waterden Lane
South Creake
NR22 6AT
07970 875052
http://www.southcreake.org/all-saints-waterden
All Saints' Waterden, the other church in the parish of South Creake, is generally referred to simply as Waterden. Strictly speaking it is a Chapel of Ease in the Parish of South Creake.
It is an Anglican church almost certainly of Anglo-Saxon origin, certainly with Norman elements and is, as the tower stump and lost south aisle indicate, the remains of a larger building. The north and south doorways are both Norman and two small double splayed windows are described in Pevsner as "decidedly Anglo-Saxon". The north and south windows are early English and there is a simple plain font. The building is listed Grade II* (1077758).
The church is extremely isolated even in the very rural context of Norfolk churches: the village of Waterden disappeared in late mediaeval times leaving the building alone in the fields accompanied only by its Rectory (now the Old Rectory) and Waterden Farm a quarter of a mile distant. St Edmund's Egmere, which also lost its village in mediaeval times and lies just a mile and a quarter away from Waterden, is a total ruin.
In order to work with South Creake PCC with the long term maintenance and care of the building a Friends of All Saints' Waterden (FoASW) has been set up. If you are interested in joining FoASW contact us by email. You can find out more about FoASW here.
For a Google map to help find Waterden, click here.
Evensong is said at Waterden on the fourth Sunday of the month from April (once the light is good enough) through to, and including, September - see here for dates. A Christmas Carol Service by Candlelight also takes places at Waterden on Christmas Eve at 4.00 pm. The church is filled to overflowing for this popular event. The Norfolk Churches website is again a good place to get a feel for the character of Waterden church.
Waterden is a member of the Small Pilgrim Places Network.
Like its sister church in South Creake, Waterden is a member of Inclusive Church.
We fully support and accept the ordination of both men and women as deacons, priests and bishops in the Church of England and in the wider Anglican Communion. We welcome everyone to the family of our church regardless of their race, age, physical ability, gender, or sexuality.
Pubs in South Creake Parish
Ostrich Inn
1 Fakenham Road, South Creake, NR21 9PB
(01328) 807124
theostrichinnnorfolk.co.uk