Ranworth is a village in

Norfolk, England Norfolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and east, Cambridgeshire to the west, a ...

The Broads The Broads (known for marketing purposes as The Broads National Park) is a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. Although the terms "Norfolk Broads" and "Suffolk Broads" are correctly used ...

, adjacent to Malthouse Broad and Ranworth Broad. It is located in the civil parish of

Woodbastwick Woodbastwick ( ) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located on the River Bure between Cockshoot Broad and Salhouse Broad, within The Broads and close to Bure Marshes NNR ( national nature reserve). The city ...

. 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', has a fine 15th century painted rood screen and a rare Antiphoner. It is a

Grade I listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...

. From the top of Ranworth church's tower one can see many of the broads and rivers, as well as the

Happisburgh Happisburgh () is a village civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is on the coast, to the east of a north–south road, the B1159 from Bacton on the coast to Stalham. It is a nucleated village. The nearest substantial ...

lighthouse. Malthouse Broad from Ranworth Church Tower - geograph

Notes

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Ranworth%20with%20Panxworth

External links

Ranworth Church and the Broadside Benefice Parishes

Hi-res images of Ranworth Rood Screen
Villages in Norfolk Broadland {{Norfolk-geo-stub