Church of St Helen
The Church of St Helen, Ranworth, Norfolk is a church of medieval origins notable for its collection of church paintings. Known as "the Cathedral of The Broads", the church dates from the 14th century, although with origins in Saxon times.Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours:
December—February: 9:30 AM—sunset
March—November: 9:30 AM—5:30 PM - Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Ranworth, Norfolk, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St Helen, Ranworth”, “Saint Helen”, “St Helen’s, Ranworth”, and “St Helens, Ranworth”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Norfolk Broads and Malthouse Broad.
Norfolk Broads
Photo: PsamatheM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Norfolk Broads is an historic and scenic area in the east of the English county of Norfolk, close to the Suffolk border and also extending into that county.
Malthouse Broad
Lake
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Malthouse Broad is a broad at Ranworth in the Norfolk Broads. The "Helen of Ranworth" is a traditional reedlighter, a boat that carried away the reed harvest. Now it ferries visitors from Malthouse Broad to Ranworth Broad.
Ranworth Broad
Lake
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ranworth Broad is a 136-hectare nature reserve on the Norfolk Broads north-east of Norwich in Norfolk, United Kingdom. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. it is part of Bure Broads and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest and Bure Marshes Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I and National Nature Reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ranworth and South Walsham.
Ranworth
Hamlet
Photo: SiJa2007, Public domain.
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.'…
South Walsham
Village
Photo: Grant Brewer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Walsham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 11.43 km2 and had a population of 738 in 303 households at the 2001 census. increasing to 845 living in 345 households at the 2011 Census.
Upton
Village
Photo: Pommes104, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Upton is a village on the River Bure in Norfolk, England within the Broads national park. The villages name means 'higher farm/settlement'. Administratively it comes under the civil parish of Upton with Fishley which in turn comes under the district of Broadland. Upton is situated 3 miles southeast of Church of St Helen.
Church of St Helen
- Categories: tourist attraction, church library, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Woodbastwick, Broadland, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.67938° or 52° 40′ 46″ northLongitude
1.48394° or 1° 29′ 2″ eastOpen location code
9F43MFHM+QHOpenStreetMap ID
way 103575316OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q14912692
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to German—“Church of St Helen” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت هيلين”
- German: “St Helen’s (Ranworth)”
- German: “St Helen’s”
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Highlights include Ranworth Post Office and Wildlife Centre.
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