St Mary's Church, Islington, Norfolk

Address: Islington Green, Tilney, King'S Lynn, Norfolk, PE34 4SB
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A romantic partial ruin

St Mary’s is a mainly 14th-century cruciform church, and sits in the richest of all ecclesiastical belts that stretches from King’s Lynn to Wisbech.

The romantic buttressed and battlemented tower retains two bells, and within the chancel are fine monuments to the Bagges family.

Parts of the church are now ruined although the tower and chancel still have a roof.

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Road directions

3 miles south west of King’s Lynn, off A47

Public transport information

Nearest railway station: King's Lynn (3.8 miles)

OS Reference No.

TF 571 168

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Useful information

Why not make your visit more enjoyable and informed by finding out more about this church and the CCT before you visit?

You can download a range of publications below including the relevant county guide, and any walk round guides we have for this church.

 

 

 

 

PDF iconNorfolk County Guide (PDF, 4.9mb)

This free of charge short guide contains details of all the churches CCT cares for in Norfolk. Printed copies of the county guide are also available at the church.

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St Mary's Church, Islington, Norfolk

Keyholder

If the access information for this church is listed as 'Keyholder nearby', this means that the key is kept by one of our invaluable volunteer 'keyholders', who usually live just a short walk from the church and can give visitors the key; sometimes this is a nearby hotel, pub, library, art gallery or other venue. You will find instructions explaining how to get the key when you arrive at the church.

Facilities

Due to the historic nature of our buildings, only a very small number of them have heating or running water meaning that they can be cold, and very rarely have toilet facilities. The lighting is usually operated via a 'push button' timer or a motion sensor. We do apologise for any inconvenience the lack of facilities may cause.