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St John the Baptist's Church, Hellington

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motifs. The east window has five lights and, above it, the gable carries a cross. In the north wall of the nave is a two-light square-headed window, and a Norman doorway with two orders of shafts. The north wall of the chancel, which has been re-built in brick, is supported by
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is octagonal, its bowl being decorated with quatrefoil panels. The stained glass in the east window dates from the middle of the 19th century, and was made by J. and J. King of
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St John's Church originated in the 12th century. Most of the fabric in the church dates from this century and from the 14th century. The roofs currently present were added later.
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in style with a round-headed arch. It is "very elaborate". The arch is carried on three orders of shafts, with
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between them. The windows in the nave and chancel date from the 14th century and contain a variety of
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The tower arch is round-headed, and the chancel arch has a pointed arch. In the chancel is a 14th-century
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above the entrance. On the west and east sides of the porch are three open arches. The south doorway is
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Photographs of the exterior and interior from Norfolk Churches
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St John the Baptist's Church, Hellington, from the southeast
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Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust
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A stone church seen from the southeast, showing the chancel and nave with Decorated windows, the south porch carried on open arches, and the round, battlemented tower
St John the Baptist's Church, Hellington is located in Norfolk
52°34′34″N 1°24′46″E / 52.5761°N 1.4128°E / 52.5761; 1.4128
OS grid reference
NZ 274 513
Hellington
Norfolk
Denomination
Anglican
Churches Conservation Trust
Dedication
Saint John the Baptist
Redundant
Church
Style
Norman
Gothic
Materials
Flint
limestone
slated
redundant
Anglican
Hellington
Norfolk
National Heritage List for England
listed building
Churches Conservation Trust
flint
limestone

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