View of the south side of the abbey from across the River Tiffey, clearly showing the ruined, octagonal, east tower at right, and the newer square west tower at left.
Location
Wymondham, Norfolk
Country
England
Denomination
Church of England
Previous denomination
Roman Catholic Church
Churchmanship
Anglo-Catholic
Website
wymondhamabbey.org.uk
History
Status
Active
Architecture
Functional status
Parish Church
Administration
Diocese
Diocese of Norwich
Archdeaconry
Archdeaconry of Norfolk
Deanery
Deanery of Humbleyard
Parish
Wymondham
Clergy
Priest in charge
The Revd Canon Christopher Davies
Wymondham Abbey (pronounced Windum) is the Anglican parish church for the town of Wymondham in Norfolk, England.
WymondhamAbbey (pronounced Windum) is the Anglican parish church for the town of Wymondham in Norfolk, England. The monastery was founded in 1107 by...
landmarks and listed buildings that include the twin-towered WymondhamAbbey. Modern Wymondham continues to grow. The current local-authority action plan...
WymondhamAbbey is a railway station in the town of Wymondham in the English county of Norfolk. The station is served by heritage services operated by...
services operate from a separate station, Wymondham Abbey, which is approximately one mile away. Wymondham was also once the junction of a branch line to Forncett...
Wymondham Leisure Centre is used for its physical education facilities. The House system was set up in 1975. There are currently four houses: Abbey:...
The Wymondham to Wells Branch was a railway built in stages by the Norfolk Railway, Eastern Counties Railway and Wells and Fakenham Company between 1847...
Worthing, Wortwell, Wramplingham, Wreningham, Wretham, Wretton, Wroxham, Wymondham Yaxham, Yelverton Places of interest in Norfolk List of settlements in...
the Mid-Norfolk Railway, a heritage line that operates services to WymondhamAbbey. It is located in the town of Dereham, in the English county of Norfolk...
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England...
Cambridge to Brandon); and the Norwich & Brandon Railway (N&B) — Brandon via Wymondham to Norwich. However, the ECR had already held on lease the N&ER's line...
William was executed the same day by being hanged from the walls of WymondhamAbbey. 22 August 1553: John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, was beheaded...
to visit the heritage railway than its current southern terminus, WymondhamAbbey. 52°33′55″N 1°06′46″E / 52.5653°N 1.1127°E / 52.5653; 1.1127 v t...
Douglas (1970). Birmingham. Studio Vista Limited. "Westminster Abbey » Home". www.westminster-abbey.org. Retrieved 3 October 2017. "Former Church of St Peter...
remarkable altar screens (reredos), inspired by medieval originals. WymondhamAbbey, Norfolk, has one example. He was capable of innovative planning; his...
church at Booton, choir practices are seen in progress at Martham and WymondhamAbbey. Exulting the work of Sir Ninian Comper at Lound, Suffolk, Betjeman...
land managers and farmers. WymondhamAbbey in Norfolk is a scheduled monument, a Grade I listed building, and lies in Wymondham Conservation Area. Paston...
Junior 1837 - 1851 James Harcourt 1851 - 1877 (afterwards organist of WymondhamAbbey 1880 - 1881) Edward Bunnett 1877 - 1908 Richard John Maddern-Williams...
excepting a period from 1394 to 1396 during which he was prior of WymondhamAbbey, Norfolk, England, another Benedictine house. At St Albans he was in...
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