English Heritage sites near Drayton Parish
COW TOWER, NORWICH
5 miles from Drayton Parish
One of the earliest purpose-built artillery blockhouses in England, this brick tower was built in c.1398-9 to command a strategic point in Norwich’s city defence.
NORTH ELMHAM CHAPEL
13 miles from Drayton 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.
BACONSTHORPE CASTLE
16 miles from Drayton 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.
BERNEY ARMS WINDMILL
19 miles from Drayton Parish
Visit one of Norfolk's best and largest extant marsh mills, built to grind a constituent of cement and in use until 1948, finally pumping water to drain surrounding marshland.
BURGH CASTLE ROMAN FORT
19 miles from Drayton Parish
The imposing stone walls, with added towers for catapults, of a Roman 3rd century ‘Saxon Shore’ fort. Enjoy panoramic views over Breydon Water, into which the fourth wall long since collapsed.
ST OLAVE'S PRIORY
19 miles from Drayton Parish
The wonderfully complete 14th century brick-vaulted refectory undercroft - later a cottage occupied until 1902 - of a small Augustinian priory.
Churches in Drayton Parish
Drayton: St Margaret
School Road
Drayton
Norwich
NR8 6DW
(01603) 869629
http://draytonparish.org
St Margaret's is the Anglican parish church serving the community of Drayton, just north of Norwich in the county of Norfolk. We are linked in fellowship with other Christian congregations as part of Churches Together in Drayton, Taverham and Thorpe Marriott.
We enjoy close links with our church school www.draytonjunior.norfolk.sch.uk and with many other groups in our community. There is more about Drayton at the web site for the civil parish: https://www.draytonpc.info
Our statement of purpose:
St Margaret's is a Christian church called to know and share God's love by offering:
- a welcoming, open community
- ways for all ages to learn about the Christian faith
- deep and relevant worship and preaching
- an invitation to life-changing discipleship and service
Pubs in Drayton Parish
Bob Carter Centre
School Road, Drayton, NR8 6DW
(01603) 867102
bobcartercentre.co.uk
Cock Inn
1 Drayton High Road, Drayton, NR8 6AE
(01603) 869598
cockinnpub.co.uk
Otter
12 The Square, Thorpe Marriott, NR8 6XE
(01603) 260455
greeneking-pubs.co.uk/pubs/norfolk/otter
Red Lion
2 Fakenham Road, Drayton, NR8 6PW
(01603) 867262
greeneking-pubs.co.uk/pubs/norfolk/red-l...