Ranworth

Ranworth
St Helen's church
Ranworth Location within Norfolk
OS grid reference	TG359145
Civil parish	Woodbastwick
District	Broadland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR13
UK Parliament	Broadland
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°40′39″N1°29′17″E / 52.677628°N 1.488189°E / 52.677628; 1.488189

Ranworth is a village in Norfolk, England in The Broads, adjacent to Malthouse Broad and Ranworth Broad. It is located in the civil parish of Woodbastwick.

The village's name origin is uncertain 'Edge enclosure' or perhaps, 'Randi's enclosure.'

Correct pronunciation

"Ranner" ^{[1] [2]}

Church of St Helen

The 16th-century Church of St Helen, known as 'the Cathedral of the Broads', ^[3] has a fine 15th century painted rood screen and a rare Antiphoner. It is a Grade I listed building. ^[4] From the top of Ranworth church's 100-foot (30 m) tower one can see many of the broads and rivers, as well as the Happisburgh lighthouse.

Malthouse Broad from Ranworth church tower

Notes

1. Grapes, S. "The Boy John": Letter (October 12th, 1949) published in the "Eastern Daily Press"; "The Boy John Letters" (1958) The Norfolk News Company.
2. https://friendsofnorfolkdialect.com/portfolio-items/norfolk-placenames/
3. Standford, David (2007). Norfolk Churches (1st ed.). Frances Lincoln Ltd. p. 82. ISBN   978-0711227422 . Retrieved 6 June 2013.
4. "Images of England". English Heritage.

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Ranworth%20with%20Panxworth

External links

Media related to Ranworth at Wikimedia Commons

• Ranworth Church and the Broadside Benefice Parishes
• Hi-res images of Ranworth Rood Screen