English Heritage sites near Santon Downham Parish
THETFORD WARREN LODGE
2 miles from Santon Downham 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.
GRIME'S GRAVES - PREHISTORIC FLINT MINE
2 miles from Santon Downham Parish
Grime’s Graves is a unique visitor attraction in Norfolk as the only Neolithic flint mine open to visitors in Britain.
WEETING CASTLE
3 miles from Santon Downham Parish
The ruins of a substantial early medieval moated manor house, built in local flint.
THETFORD PRIORY
4 miles from Santon Downham 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
4 miles from Santon Downham 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.
ISLEHAM PRIORY CHURCH
13 miles from Santon Downham 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.
Churches in Santon Downham Parish
Santon Downham, St Mary The Virgin
Santon Downham
Brandon
01842 861819
SAFEGUARDING
We take safeguarding (the protection of children and vulnerable adults) very seriously.
Any concerns you may have can be raised with Revd Paul Tams, Rector of Santon Downham with Elveden and Lakenheath. He can be contacted by phone on 01842 861819 or by email at [email protected].
Alternatively, you may wish to contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Officer, Karen Galloway, Tel. 07785 621319. The relevant page on the Diocesan website is https://www.cofesuffolk.org/safeguarding.
A notice giving further information and contact details is displayed on the notice board at the Church.
No churches found in Santon Downham Parish