St Mary, East Walton
St Mary's East Walton
St Mary, East Walton Grade 1 listed - open Dawn to Dusk everyday.
Contact. Churchwarden. Bill Lewis 01760 339024 billandrachel@btconnect.com There are regular services and occasional services at other times. Please check the calendar for details.
August 2019 . WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON THE ROOF AND THE CHURCH IS NOW OPEN AGAIN. The work has been funded by The National Lottery Herritage Fund, The National Churches Trust and further support from The Norfolk Churches Trust, The Round Tower Society The Garfield Weston Foundationand The Geoffrey Watling Charity. We are very grateful for all their help. The funds also enabled the publication of a new booklet "East Walton. Our Village - Our History" . To see a copy,click here Thanks to Chrissie Lines for the photo's of work in progress.
East Walton is a small village (Pop: 85 approx, 32 dwellings) in West Norfolk, about 10 miles east of Kings Lynn, one of three villages within the West Acre Estate. St Mary’s Church is mostly medieval, but a wall and a window could be Late Saxon. The round tower dates to the late 12th century, the church was remodelled in the 15th century, the interior was redesigned during the 18th century and restoration work was undertaken in the 19th century. To the north are the ruins of the medieval St Andrew’s Chapel It probably went out of use during the 16th century. In the 18th century it was used as a mill house and was ruined by 1845. The base of a medieval cross stands in the west doorway.This substantial ruin of the Chapel of St Andrew, which belonged to the Priory at West Acre, now sits in the grounds of a private house. A few medieval touches remain - corbel heads, the quatrefoiled font, the flowered tympanum above the priest door in the chancel.
No introduction to East Walton would be complete without mention of East Walton Common and its "Pingos". More up to date, the village also boasts a thriving Montessori school , established over 25 years, and run by teachers and assistants living in the village. The Church and Abbey Ruins seen from the South. Photo courtesy and © John Fielding. This atmospheric shot is courtesy of Bernd Jatzwauk https://www.roundtowerchurches.net/
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