St Margaret's, Cley
| St Margaret's | |
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| St Margaret's Church, Cley next the Sea | |
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  St Margaret's | |
| 52°56′47″N 1°02′51″E / 52.94639°N 1.04750°E | |
| OS grid reference | TG 032 435 |
| Location | Cley next the Sea Norfolk |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Norwich |
| Archdeaconry | Lynn |
| Deanery | Holt |
| Parish | Cley |
St Margaret's is the
It has an octagonal font, carved wooden bench ends and Decorated tracery, and a carved rood screen.[1] St Margaret's is a nationally important building, with a Grade I listing for its exceptional architectural interest.[2]
The church has a large number of war memorials.[3]
White-crowned sparrow
In 2008 a
birders donated more than £6,000 to a collection for the church's restoration. To commemorate the event an image of the bird was included in a window at St Margaret's.[4]
Gallery
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Nave, looking towards the font and the west door -
Depiction of a white-crowned sparrow in window in St Margaret's
References
- ^ a b Knott, Simon. "St Margaret, Cley". Norfolk Churches. norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 25 Nov 2011
- ^ "Church of St Margaret, Bodham". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 10 September 2011
- ^ "Roll of Honour - Norfolk - Cley Next the Sea".
- ^ Unwin, Brian. "White-crowned Sparrow boosts local tourism". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 August 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2014.