English Heritage sites near Shouldham Parish
CASTLE ACRE: CASTLE ACRE PRIORY
8 miles from Shouldham Parish
This important Norfolk visitor attraction is one of the largest and best preserved monastic sites in England dating back to 1090.
CASTLE ACRE CASTLE AND BAILEY GATE
9 miles from Shouldham 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.
CASTLE RISING CASTLE
10 miles from Shouldham Parish
One of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated keeps in England, surrounded by 20 acres of mighty earthworks.
WEETING CASTLE
13 miles from Shouldham Parish
The ruins of a substantial early medieval moated manor house, built in local flint.
GRIME'S GRAVES - PREHISTORIC FLINT MINE
14 miles from Shouldham Parish
Grime’s Graves is a unique visitor attraction in Norfolk as the only Neolithic flint mine open to visitors in Britain.
THETFORD WARREN LODGE
18 miles from Shouldham 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.
Churches in Shouldham Parish
All Saints
Norwich Road
Shouldham
Kings Lynn
07596 707469
https://www.westnorfolkpriorygroup.co.uk
Shouldham village has a population of about 500, and lies 7 miles north-east of Downham Market and 10 miles south-east of Kings Lynn. All Saints' Church lies on the outskirts of the village, in an elevated position looking over the village itself - it is a beautiful setting.
All Saints' Church dates from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries but was extensively restored in Victorian times when a new chancel was built. It has a hammer beam roof and some stained glass in the pre-Raphaelite style. The church has an ancient ring of six bells, which are rung regularly for services.
There is a small but loyal congregation, who work hard to support their church in fundraising events and general day to day maintenance.
The village is blessed with a very good church primary school ("St Martin at Shouldham Church of England Church of England Primary Academy") and the church has a good relationship with the school. The schoolchildren come to All Saints to celebrate festivals, like harvest and Easter, and they undertake projects, such as the creation of some Stations of the Cross, which were used in services at Easter 2011.
Pubs in Shouldham Parish
Chalk & Cheese
Kings Arms
The Green, Shouldham, PE33 0BY
(01366) 347410
kingsarmsshouldham.co.uk