Great with Little Witchingham

Great Witchingham includes the hamlet of Lenwade and is known by both names. When combined with Little Witchingham, the area has a population of around 600 people.

Great Witchingham

St Mary’s Church, Great Witchingham is  a beautiful 13th Century, grade I building which stands around 1.5 miles out of the village at the end of Heath Lane. It has two bells, although these are currently unsafe to ring. The church is large and light with a wonderful acoustic and since 2009 has benefitted from heating and electric light. It has a seven Sacrament Font. (The seven sacraments are Baptism, The Eucharist, Confirmation, Penance, Marriage, Ordination and Extreme Unction.) Great Witchingham C of E Primary School is also located in the village and we regularly visit them to perform “Open the Book” assemblies as well as other festive services throughout the year. Great Witchingham also has a large, modern village hall where we hold Messy Café Church on the second Sunday of the month.  

Little Witchingham

St Faith’s at Little Witchingham is a small 14th century church which is currently in the care of  The Churches Conservation Trust. Having fallen out of use in the 1930s, the church was in a state of disrepair. However,  one day in 1967 Mrs Eve Barker intrepidly climbed into the church through a window  and discovered splendid medieval wall paintings which were under threat of being lost forever. The Norfolk Churches Trust and the Council for the Care of Churches took responsibility for the repair, renovation and maintenance of the building and the wall paintings have been saved for worshipers and visitors alike to admire. Although the church is redundant, we do hold occasional services there, particularly in the summer months when the church offers a beautifully cool and light place to be.

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