English Heritage sites near Yaxham Parish
NORTH ELMHAM CHAPEL
7 miles from Yaxham Parish
A place with an unusual story, told by graphic panels. The small Norman chapel here stood on the site of an earlier timber church, probably the Saxon cathedral of East Anglia.
CASTLE ACRE CASTLE AND BAILEY GATE
13 miles from Yaxham Parish
The delightful village of Castle Acre boasts an extraordinary wealth of history and is a very rare and complete survival of a Norman planned settlement.
CASTLE ACRE: CASTLE ACRE PRIORY
13 miles from Yaxham Parish
This important Norfolk visitor attraction is one of the largest and best preserved monastic sites in England dating back to 1090.
COW TOWER, NORWICH
14 miles from Yaxham Parish
One of the earliest purpose-built artillery blockhouses in England, this brick tower was built in c.1398-9 to command a strategic point in Norwich’s city defence.
GRIME'S GRAVES - PREHISTORIC FLINT MINE
18 miles from Yaxham Parish
Grime’s Graves is a unique visitor attraction in Norfolk as the only Neolithic flint mine open to visitors in Britain.
BINHAM MARKET CROSS
19 miles from Yaxham Parish
The tall shaft of a 15th century cross, on the site of an annual fair held from the 1100s until the 1950s.
Churches in Yaxham Parish
Yaxham: St Peter
Church Lane
Yaxham
Dereham
(01362) 858873
http://yaxham.matvchurch.uk
A very friendly church where you will find a warm welcome and a lovely mix of people who love God.
Pubs in Yaxham Parish
Lord Nelson
Mill
Norwich Road, Yaxham, NR19 1RP
(01362) 851182
themillnorfolk.co.uk