English Heritage sites near Shelton and Hardwick Parish
COW TOWER, NORWICH
12 miles from Shelton and Hardwick Parish
One of the earliest purpose-built artillery blockhouses in England, this brick tower was built in c.1398-9 to command a strategic point in Norwich’s city defence.
ST OLAVE'S PRIORY
15 miles from Shelton and Hardwick Parish
The wonderfully complete 14th century brick-vaulted refectory undercroft - later a cottage occupied until 1902 - of a small Augustinian priory.
SAXTEAD GREEN POST MILL
16 miles from Shelton and Hardwick Parish
Saxtead Green Post Mill is a corn mill, whose whole body revolves on its base and was one of many built in Suffolk from the late 13th century.
FRAMLINGHAM CASTLE
17 miles from Shelton and Hardwick Parish
Framlingham Castle is a magnificent 12th century fortress with a long and colourful past which makes a fascinating family day out in Suffolk.
BERNEY ARMS WINDMILL
17 miles from Shelton and Hardwick Parish
Visit one of Norfolk's best and largest extant marsh mills, built to grind a constituent of cement and in use until 1948, finally pumping water to drain surrounding marshland.
BURGH CASTLE ROMAN FORT
18 miles from Shelton and Hardwick Parish
The imposing stone walls, with added towers for catapults, of a Roman 3rd century ‘Saxon Shore’ fort. Enjoy panoramic views over Breydon Water, into which the fourth wall long since collapsed.
Churches in Shelton and Hardwick Parish
St Margaret
The church is largely accepted to be Norman, but has some Saxon features. Its round tower partially fell in 1770. The porch has an attractive brick and flint chequer pattern. A large wall painting of St Christopher dates from the C14th. Rising from a window sill is an old 'rood staircase'.
St Mary's
Low Road
Shelton
Norwich
01508 498157
Generally considered to be an outstanding example of late C15th architecture, this spacious church has a striking appearance, being constructed in warm red brick with a large clerestory. The stained glass in the three east windows is stunning. There are interesting associations with the Boleyn family and the court of Henry VIII
No churches found in Shelton and Hardwick Parish