St Bartholomew, Brisley
St Bartholomew, Brisley
St Bartholomew is a Grade I parish church in Brisley, Norfolk, a large fifteenth-century Perpendicular church with a Decorated chancel and crypt, in the Diocese of Norwich.
- Location
- Brisley, Norfolk
- Country
- England
- County
- Norfolk
- City / town
- Brisley
- Address
- Church Street, Brisley, Norfolk, NR20 5AA
- Postcode
- NR20 5AA
- Built
- Mainly 15th century; chancel from c.1370
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Bartholomew
- Diocese
- Norwich
- Parish
- Brisley
- Grade
- I
- Style
- Decorated chancel; Perpendicular nave and tower
- Materials
- Flint with ashlar dressings; rendered south aisle; modern concrete tiled roofs
- Grid reference
- TF 950 214
- Opening hours
- It is open every day of the year 10am to 4.30pm. Sunday services twice a month.
- Access
- Level access throughout. Ramp or level access available on request
Overview
Historic England lists the church (1077461, 30 May 1960) as mainly fifteenth-century flint with ashlar dressings. The west tower has flushwork, a moulded west door and a decorative crenellated parapet. The aisled nave is of five bays with a north porch; the chancel has a crypt. Interior fittings include octagonal nave piers, a tall tower arch, and a fine Decorated and Perpendicular triple sedilia-cum-piscina. Steps in the north wall lead to a small unvaulted crypt. The village records construction between about 1370 and 1460 and a rector from 1304 to an earlier church on the site. The church is open daily; village information is at brisleyvillage.co.uk.