Norfolk
Breckland District
Banham

St Mary the Virgin, Banham

St Mary the Virgin Church, Banham is a Grade I listed Church of England parish church in , . 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.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Anglican
  • Description: church in Banham, Norfolk, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Church of St Mary the Virgin”, “Saint Mary”, “Saint Mary the Virgin”, “Saint Mary’s”, and “St Mary The Virgin, Banham, Norfolk”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Banham Zoo and Old Buckenham Hall Cricket Ground.

Zoo
Banham Zoological Gardens is a 50-acre zoo in , , England. The zoo, which in 2024 was reported to be a home to more than 2,000 animals, opened to the public in 1968, became a charity in 2013, and has since been often awarded the prize of Norfolk's Top Attraction, by numerous different organisations, with an annual visitor attendance of in excess of 200,000 people. is situated 4,000 feet southwest of St Mary the Virgin, Banham.

Pitch
Old Buckenham Hall is a cricket ground in , near in . The ground was initially established in the early 20th century and was used for six first-class matches by its owner, Australian Lionel Robinson. is situated 1¼ miles north of St Mary the Virgin, Banham.

Archaeological site
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Old and are two castles adjacent respectively to the villages of and , , England. is situated 2 miles northeast of St Mary the Virgin, Banham.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Harling and Tibenham.

Village
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is a village in the civil parish of in the district of the county of . is located 8 miles east of and 25 miles south-west of on the banks of the . is situated 4½ miles west of St Mary the Virgin, Banham.

Village
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is a village and civil parish located in the Depwade district of South Norfolk, . The parish is 2 miles north west of Tivetshall railway station. It has a public house called The Greyhound. is situated 4½ miles east of St Mary the Virgin, Banham.

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is a town in . is a market town situated between and with a population of around 10,000. Although a pleasant town, it caters mainly for residents and most visitors will be there for the surrounding areas.

St Mary the Virgin, Banham

Latitude
52.45296° or 52° 27′ 11″ north
Longitude
1.0354° or 1° 2′ 7″ east
Open location code
9F43F23P+55
Open­Street­Map ID
way 193131569
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­anglican
Wiki­data ID
Q17534843
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In Other Languages

“St Mary the Virgin, Banham” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديسه مريم العذراء”

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Highlights include Banham Post Office and Banham Primary School.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “St Mary the Virgin, Banham”. Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.