Shotesham () is a village in
South Norfolk
South Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. The largest town is Wymondham, and the district also includes the towns of Costessey, Diss, Harleston, Hingham, Loddon and Long Stratton. The council was based in Long S ...
which lies approximately 5 miles south of
Norwich
Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...
. It sits next to
Stoke Holy Cross and
Saxlingham Nethergate in the valley of the
River Tas. It covers an area of and had a population of 539 in 210 households at the
2001 census, increasing to 562 in 227 households at the 2011 census.
Shotesham was for many years the Norfolk seat of the D'Oyly family and of the
D'Oyly baronets 'of Shottisham', Norfolk (not to be confused with
Shottisham, Suffolk), who also possessed estates in Suffolk.
['Doylye' in W. Rye, ''The Visitacion of Norffolk, (etc.)'', Harleian Society XXXII (London 1891)]
pp. 113-14
/ref> The country house and estate of Shotesham Park, designed by Sir John Soane, is the seat of the Fellowes family.
Churches
Four churches were once to be found here: two are intact and two are ruins:
All Saints’
The present parish church stands in the centre of the village, and is from two distinct periods. It has a medieval tower and nave
The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...
, with a chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the Choir (architecture), choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building. It may termi ...
from the early 20th century.
St Mary's
On the other side of the valley from All Saints, about a mile away, is this church, which had a Victorian restoration
The Victorian restoration was the widespread and extensive wikt:refurbish, refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England church (building), churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century Victorian era, re ...
, next to a large farmhouse, and the ruin of St Martins. There is a monthly service.
St Martin's
Standing in the shadow of St Mary's, the church has been a ruin for centuries. The narrow nave and chancel survive mostly to head height, with a well-preserved east gable. There are also remains of the south porch.
St Botolph's
The area has been cleared and replanted and the ruin consolidated for public viewing.
Notes
External links
Shotesham Village Website
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Villages in Norfolk
Civil parishes in Norfolk