Ranworth
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| Ranworth | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
| File:Ranworth 060.JPG St Helen's church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TG359145 |
| Location: | 52°40’39"N, 1°29’17"E |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Norwich |
| Postcode: | NR13 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Broadland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Broadland |
Ranworth is a village in Norfolk, in the Broads, adjacent to Malthouse Broad and Ranworth Broad. Woodbastwick (to whose civil parish Ranworth is assigned) stands a mile and a half to the west.
The village's name origin is uncertain 'Edge enclosure' or perhaps, 'Randi's enclosure.'
Church of St Helen
The parish church, St Helen, is of the 16th-century. It is known as 'the Cathedral of the Broads',[1] The church has a fine 15th century painted rood screen and a rare Antiphoner. It is a Grade I listed building.[2]
From the top of the church's 100-foot tower, one can see many of the broads and rivers, as well as the Happisburgh lighthouse.
Outside links
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Reeferences
- ↑ Standford, David (2007). Norfolk Churches (1st ed.). Frances Lincoln Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 978-0711227422. https://books.google.com/books?id=ir_AKlgQcWIC. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1154645: Church of St Helen (Grade I listing)
- Ranworth with Panxworth: Key to English Place-Names