St Peter's Church, Hockwold, Norfolk

Address: Station Road, Hockwold, Thetford, Norfolk, IP26 4HZ
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Open summer weekends, at other times keyholder nearby
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An unspoilt Medieval delight

Tall St Peter’s is a Medieval delight. It is built of flint with some old rendering still there, giving it an unspoilt look.

The splendid nave roof which is full of carved wooden angels dates from the 15th-century, and there are big Decorated and Perpendicular windows that bring light streaming into the church.

Beautiful monuments are mounted on the walls, including one dedicated to Cyrill Wyche, one of the first members of the Royal Society.

The peaceful churchyard is an oasis for wildlife.

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Exterior of St Peter's Church, Hockwold, Norfolk. Photo by C B Newham. Not to be reproduced without permission.
Memorial carving inside St Peter's Church, Hockwold, Norfolk. Photo by C B Newham. Not to be reproduced without permission. Interior of St Peter's Church, Hockwold, Norfolk. Photo by C B Newham. Not to be reproduced without permission. Second interior of St Peter's Church, Hockwold, Norfolk. Photo by C B Newham. Not to be reproduced without permission.

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Road directions

4 miles north west of Brandon, and 13 miles south east of Downham Market on B1112

Public transport information

Nearest railway station: Lakenham (1.1 miles)

OS Reference No.

TL 725 880

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Last year, we welcomed over two million visitors to our churches. If each person donated just £2, this would enable us to keep our churches open, safe and watertight for you and future generations to enjoy.

Close up of a mosaic at St Peter, Northampton

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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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Close up of a mosaic at St Peter, Northampton

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Community information for St Peter's Church, Hockwold

 

All our Norfolk churches are in CCT’s South East region.

Useful local links

Visit Norfolk tourism website 

Norfolk Broads Official Tourist Information 

Norfolk & Norwich Archaeological society 

Norfolk Family History Society 

Reference of historical & archaeological societies in Norfolk 

List of churches in Norfolk 

Norfolk is in the Diocese of Norfolk

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Last year, we welcomed over two million visitors to our churches. If each person donated just £2, this would enable us to keep our churches open, safe and watertight for you and future generations to enjoy.

Close up of a mosaic at St Peter, Northampton

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St Peter's Church, Hockwold, 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.

Disabled access

There is a hard grassy path to the south porch, and a step down into 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.