St Mary the Virgin, Banham

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St Mary the Virgin, Banham
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St Mary the Virgin, Banham
52°27′11″N1°02′07″E / 52.45295°N 1.03526°E / 52.45295; 1.03526 Coordinates: 52°27′11″N1°02′07″E / 52.45295°N 1.03526°E / 52.45295; 1.03526
Location Banham
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St Mary the Virgin
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade I listed

St Mary the Virgin Church, Banham is a Grade I listed Church of England parish church in Banham, Norfolk. [1]

Church of England Anglican state church of England

The Church of England is the established church of England. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the most senior cleric, although the monarch is the supreme governor. The Church of England is also the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain by the third century, and to the 6th-century Gregorian mission to Kent led by Augustine of Canterbury.

Banham, Norfolk village in the United Kingdom

Banham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is about 7 miles (11 km) north of Diss, 12 miles (19 km) east of Thetford and 20 miles (32 km) south-west of Norwich. It is home to Banham Zoo, a private collection open to the public for more than 40 years which houses over 2000 animals. The Church of England parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin and is a Grade I listed building.

Norfolk County of England

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The basic material of the building is the natural flint of the area, and as is usual with Norfolk churches, white freestone was sparingly used for windows and framing because it had to be brought laboriously from quarries in Northamptonshire. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Church of St Mary the Virgin, Banham". Historic England. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. ↑ You, A Church Near. "Banham: St Mary the Virgin, Banham" . Retrieved 16 September 2016.
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