Ranworth
Ranworth is a village in Norfolk, England in The Broads, adjacent to Malthouse Broad and Ranworth Broad. It is located in the civil parish of Woodbastwick.
| Ranworth | |
|---|---|
 St Helen's church | |
  Ranworth Location within Norfolk | |
| OS grid reference | TG359145 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR13 |
| UK Parliament | |
The village's name origin is uncertain 'Edge enclosure' or perhaps, 'Randi's enclosure.'
Church of St Helen
The 16th-century Church of St Helen, known as 'the Cathedral of the Broads',[1] has a fine 15th century painted rood screen and a rare Antiphoner. It is a Grade I listed building[2] From the top of Ranworth church's 100-foot (30 m) tower one can see many of the broads and rivers, as well as the Happisburgh lighthouse.
Malthouse Broad from Ranworth church tower
Notes
- Standford, David (2007). Norfolk Churches (1st ed.). Frances Lincoln Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 978-0711227422. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- "Images of England". English Heritage.
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Ranworth%20with%20Panxworth
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