English Heritage sites near Fincham Parish
CASTLE ACRE: CASTLE ACRE PRIORY
9 miles from Fincham Parish
This important Norfolk visitor attraction is one of the largest and best preserved monastic sites in England dating back to 1090.
CASTLE ACRE CASTLE AND BAILEY GATE
10 miles from Fincham 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 RISING CASTLE
12 miles from Fincham Parish
One of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated keeps in England, surrounded by 20 acres of mighty earthworks.
WEETING CASTLE
12 miles from Fincham Parish
The ruins of a substantial early medieval moated manor house, built in local flint.
GRIME'S GRAVES - PREHISTORIC FLINT MINE
13 miles from Fincham Parish
Grime’s Graves is a unique visitor attraction in Norfolk as the only Neolithic flint mine open to visitors in Britain.
THETFORD WARREN LODGE
16 miles from Fincham Parish
Thetford Warren Lodge was probably built c.1400 by the Prior of Thetford; this defensible lodge protected gamekeepers and hunting parties against armed poachers.
Churches in Fincham Parish
St Martin
High Street
Fincham
Kings Lynn
(01366) 347279
https://www.westnorfolkpriorygroup.co.uk/
Fincham St. Martin is part of the West Norfolk Priory Group
Fincham has a population of about 500 and lies 5 miles east of Downham Market on the A1122 which runs through the village.
St Martin's Church is in the centre of the village on the A1122. it dates mainly from about 1450, with an older tower, and it contains a square Norman font which is beautifully carved.
The church sits in a large churchyard and there is on-street parking available outside the church. There is a ring of bells which are rung regularly for services and special events.
St Martin's is open every day, thanks to the efforts of villagers who take on the duty of opening and closing the church. If you visit then please let us know you have called and complete our visitors' book.
Pubs in Fincham Parish
Farmhouse
Closed to non-residents on Monday and Tuesday. An accommodation/venue complex in a charming renovated old barn containing a large restaurant with character. Situated in the Norfolk countryside between the market towns of Swaffham and Downha...
Swan
A village local on the road between Swaffham and Downham Market. The speciality of the pub is authentic Thai food for which they have developed an excellent reputation, but for those that are less adventurous there is also an extensive menu...