Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham
The Catholic National Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady, at Walsingham, is actually located one mile outside Walsingham, at Houghton Saint Giles, Norfolk, England.Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: Grade I listed minor basilica in Barsham, Norfolk, England, UK
- Also known as: “Chapel of Saint Catherine of Alexandria”, “Church of the Reconciliation”, “Slipper Chapel”, “The National Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham”, and “The Slipper Chapel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Giles and Church of All Saints.
Church of St Giles
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Giles is situated 1,100 feet east of Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham.
Church of All Saints
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of All Saints is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham.
East Barsham Manor
Manor estate
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East Barsham Manor is an important work of Tudor architecture, a leading and early example of a prodigy house, originally built in the 1520s. It is located in the village of East Barsham, about 2.5 miles north of the town of Fakenham and 2.1 miles south west of the village of Walsingham in the English county of Norfolk. East Barsham Manor is situated 1 mile south of Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houghton Saint Giles and North Barsham.
Houghton Saint Giles
Village
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Houghton Saint Giles is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Barsham, in the North Norfolk district, in the English county of Norfolk.
North Barsham
Village
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North Barsham is a village and a former civil parish, now in the parish of Barsham, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. In 1931, the parish had a population of 79.
East Barsham
Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Barsham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Barsham, in the North Norfolk district, in the English county of Norfolk. East Barsham is located 3 miles north of Fakenham and 23.8 miles west of Cromer.
Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham
- Categories: Catholic church building, minor basilica, chapel, sanctuary, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Barsham, Norfolk Coast, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.8806° or 52° 52′ 50″ northLongitude
0.85272° or 0° 51′ 10″ eastOpen location code
9F42VVJ3+63OpenStreetMap ID
way 387358850OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q7540890
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “沃辛漢姆聖母聖殿及國家朝聖地”
- French: “basilique de Notre-Dame de Walsingham”
- French: “Basilique Notre-Dame-de-Walsingham de Houghton Saint Giles”
- French: “Chapelle Slipper”
- German: “Basilika Unserer Lieben Frau von Walsingham”
- German: “Slipper-Kapelle”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Bunda dari Walsingham, Barsham”
- Italian: “Basilica di Nostra Signora di Walsingham”
- Polish: “Katolickie sanktuarium maryjne w Walsingham”
- Spanish: “Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Walsingham”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rosary Garden and Church of All Saints.
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