All Saints South Elmham
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All Saints South Elmham belongs to The Saints, Suffolk
, a group of villages near the border with Norfolk
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is one of 38 existing round-tower church
es in Suffolk
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The Saints, Suffolk
The Saints are a group of villages in Suffolk, England, between the rivers Blyth and Waveney near to the border with Norfolk. The villages are all named after a saint , and either South Elmham or Ilketshall named after the 'hall of Alfkethill'...
, a group of villages near the border with Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
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Church
All Saints ChurchAll Saints Church, South Elmham
All Saints Church, South Elmham, is a redundant Anglican church in the village of All Saints, South Elmham, one of a group of villages jointly known as The Saints, in Suffolk, England . It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the...
is one of 38 existing round-tower church
Round-tower church
Round-tower churches are a type of church found mainly in England, almost solely in East Anglia; of about 185 surviving examples in the country, 124 are in Norfolk, 38 in Suffolk, 6 in Essex, 3 in Sussex and 2 each in Cambridgeshire and Berkshire. There is evidence of about twenty round-tower...
es in Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
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External links
- Website with photos of All Saints South Elmham, a round-tower churchRound-tower churchRound-tower churches are a type of church found mainly in England, almost solely in East Anglia; of about 185 surviving examples in the country, 124 are in Norfolk, 38 in Suffolk, 6 in Essex, 3 in Sussex and 2 each in Cambridgeshire and Berkshire. There is evidence of about twenty round-tower...