St Andrews Church |
| Hob Uid: 359151 | |
Location :
Norfolk
North Norfolk
Little Snoring
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| Grid Ref : TF9530932558 |
| Summary : The detached round belfry tower of this church, which stands a few yards to the south west, has a wide blocked Saxon or Saxo-Norman tower-arch in its east face, where there are rough areas which represent the tearing away of the walls of a small, narrow nave. The church, which is only a few metres to the North, was built in the early Norman period, consisting of nave, chancel and South porch. Early English alterations. |
More information : TF 95303255. St Andrew's Church (NAT) (1)
The 12th century detached belfry tower, of this church, which
stands a few yards to the south west, has a wide blocked early
Norman or Saxo-Norman tower-arch in its east face, where there
are rough areas which represent the tearing away of the walls
of a small, narrow nave. (2-3)
In use for general worship. Correctly shown on OS 1:2500. See
church guide and photographs. Saxon detail. (4)
Correct as stated. (5)
There are 2 possibilities to explain the church and detached tower. Either there were 2 churches sharing the same churchyard, of which only the Northern one survives in full, or the church to which the tower belonged suffered collapse and was rebuilt on a new site to the North, incorporating material from the former church. (6) |