English Heritage sites near Briston Parish
BACONSTHORPE CASTLE
5 miles from Briston Parish
Visit the extensive ruins of Baconsthorpe Castle, a moated and fortified 15th century manor house, that are a testament to the rise and fall of a prominent Norfolk family, the Heydons.
BINHAM MARKET CROSS
7 miles from Briston Parish
The tall shaft of a 15th century cross, on the site of an annual fair held from the 1100s until the 1950s.
BINHAM PRIORY
7 miles from Briston Parish
Among the most complete and impressive monastic ruins in Norfolk of a Benedictine priory with a well-documented history.
BLAKENEY GUILDHALL
8 miles from Briston Parish
The remains of the house of a prosperous Blakeney merchant, with a fine 15th century brick-vaulted undercroft. Later the guildhall of Blakeney’s guild of fish merchants.
NORTH ELMHAM CHAPEL
8 miles from Briston 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.
CREAKE ABBEY
14 miles from Briston Parish
The ruined church of an Augustinian abbey, reduced in size after fire and plague.
Churches in Briston Parish
Briston: All Saints
Church Street
Briston
01263860783
http://www.bandbchurches.co.uk
The Church of All Saints Briston dates from the 13th Century, undergoing many changes since that time. It is a large church but quite simple in its decoration, and is at the heart of this working village.
The parish is part of the United Benefice of Briston, Burgh Parva, Hindolveston and Melton Constable. We have a mixture of services and would love you to join us. If you don't see a service at Briston please look at service times for our other churches by clicking on the More Information Button.
Pubs in Briston Parish
Explorers
Village pub which serves reasonably priced food. Large log fires in original inglenook ensure a warm welcome during the winter.