---
title: "St John, Terrington St John"
description: "Located in Terrington St John, Norfolk. Built Late C13 tower; early C14 church remodelled C15. Diocese of Ely. Grade I. Decorated and Perpendicular style."
category: "Church"
tags: ["Church","Church of England","Norfolk","Terrington St John","Grade I","Decorated","Perpendicular"]
canonical: "https://thebritishgazette.com/post/st-john-terrington-st-john"
pubDate: "2026-09-06T02:53:10.870Z"
dateModified: "2026-09-07T20:34:01.711Z"
location: "Terrington St John, Norfolk"
country: "England"
county: "Norfolk"
town: "Terrington St John"
address: "Church Road, Terrington St John, Norfolk, PE14 7RZ"
postcode: "PE14 7RZ"
built: "Late C13 tower; early C14 church remodelled C15"
denomination: "Church of England"
dedications: ["John"]
diocese: "Ely"
grade: "I"
style: "Decorated and Perpendicular"
materials: "Rendered Barnack stone and some brick; slate and lead roofs"
website: "http://eastmarshland.org.uk/"
openingHours: "Sorry, there are no regular opening times for this church."
parish: "Terrington St John"
listEntryUrl: "https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1264266"
gridReference: "TF 539 158"
accessNotes: "Level access to the main areas. Accessible toilets nearby"
---

# St John, Terrington St John

St John’s is a Grade I parish church on Church Road, Terrington St John, Norfolk, in the East Marshland Benefice of the Diocese of Ely.

## Overview

Historic England and British Listed Buildings describe an early fourteenth-century parish church remodelled in the fifteenth century, with a south-west tower of late thirteenth-century origin that was originally detached. The fabric is rendered Barnack stone with some brick, under slate and lead roofs. The three-stage tower has angle buttresses that become polygonal at the belfry, a crenellated parapet with corner turrets, and a unique three- or four-storey link to the south aisle comprising an undercroft, a room often identified as a priest’s house, and stacked passageways to the ringing chamber and nave roof.

The church was first rendered in 1835; the tower was restored in 1843 and the remainder in 1853. It became a parish church in its own right rather than a chapel of ease to Terrington St Clement. Historic England’s Heritage at Risk register notes the priest’s-house link and records serious damp from failed rainwater goods. The nave roof is dated in the listing description.

## Further Information

- [Historic England list entry 1264266](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1264266)
- [British Listed Buildings: Church of Saint John](https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101264266-church-of-saint-john-terrington-st-john)
- [East Marshland Benefice](https://eastmarshland.org.uk/)