Summary
Buildings and artefacts
Festival church; Grade I listed building; 11th-century round tower; small walled churchyard; thatched nave and chancel roof; north porch with brick gables; wall graffiti carvings; piscina niche with St Mary’s bust; open-backed pews; stained glass; brasses; wall plaques; no WCs and kitchen facilities.
Congregation to population ratio
11/339
Fundraising
Grants and match funding; open gardens; half marathon; concerts; friends of the church.
Income generation
No regular income generating activities.
Communications
Website; Facebook groups; newsletter; email; print and electronic visitors’ books; booklets; postcards and notelets; parish noticeboard.
Community engagement
Local group activities in the village hall; coffee in the church; social events; afternoon teas; harvest supper; community public meeting; flower and brass rota.
Church category
Rural
Deanery
Fincham and Feltwell
Address
The Green, Beachamwell, Swaffham PE37 8BB