St Margaret's

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St Margaret's is the Anglican parish church of Cley next the Sea, Norfolk, in the deanery of Holt, the Archdeaconry of Lynn and the Diocese of Norwich. The dedication is to St Margaret of Antioch. It is the largest church in the Blakeney Haven area, with a nave to match, and dates from 1320 to 1340. Before the end of the 14th century, a large south porch was added. The north and south transepts are derelict. The style is mainly Perpendicular, with some Decorated. ()

Coordinates: 52°56'47"N, 1°2'51"E

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Holt RdHolt NR25 7TT EnglandUnited Kingdom

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Nearby attractions include: St Nicholas, Cley Windmill, The Shell Museum, Cley Marshes.

1 miW
Church
St Nicholas, Blakeney
26 min walk • St Nicholas is the Anglican parish church of Blakeney, Norfolk, in the deanery of Holt and the Diocese of Norwich. The church was founded in the 13th century, but the greater part of the church dates from the 15th century when Blakeney was a seaport of some importance.
0.6 miN
Windmill, Hotel
Cley Windmill
16 min walk • Cley Windmill is a Grade II* listed tower mill at Cley next the Sea, Norfolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
1.1 miS
Museum
The Shell Museum
28 min walk • The Shell Museum in Glandford, Norfolk is the oldest museum in the county and holds one of the country's largest collections of sea shells. It was founded by Alfred Jodrell. As well as sea shells it contains articles made out of shells, fossils, bird eggs and local archaeological finds. It also has a collection of work by John Craske.
1 miN
Forts and castles
Cley Marshes, Blakeney
26 min walk • Cley Marshes is a 176-hectare nature reserve on the North Sea coast of England just outside the village of Cley next the Sea, Norfolk. A reserve since 1926, it is the oldest of the reserves belonging to the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, which is itself the oldest county Wildlife Trust in the United Kingdom.
0.5 miNW
Village
Cley next the Sea
12 min walk • Cley next the Sea, is a village and civil parish on the River Glaven in Norfolk, England, 4 mi north-west of Holt and east of Blakeney.
1 miS
Watermill
Glandford Watermill, Norfolk Coast AONB
25 min walk • Glandford watermill is situated on the River Glaven a little north of the village of Glandford within the English county of Norfolk. Glandford is in the civil parish of Wiveton within the district of North Norfolk.
1.1 miNW
Windmill
Blakeney Windmill, Blakeney
28 min walk • Blakeney Tower Windmill, built in 1769, is located on Friar Farm just to the east of the village of Blakeney in the English county of Norfolk. The mill, which today is owned by the National Trust, stands in a static caravan site. The building has been evaluated due to its historic interest as a Grade II listed building.
0.8 miNW
Vernacular architecture
Wiveton Hall, Blakeney
22 min walk • Wiveton Hall is a country house in Wiveton, Norfolk, England. It is Grade II* listed. It was built in 1652 and extended in 1908. However there are remains of an older building in the garden which could date back to 1280. It was the residence of many notable people over the next three centuries and is now the home of the MacCarthy family.