Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSt Felix's Church, Babingley

St Felix's Church, Babingley

England
List entry 1020767
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020767
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.4 hectares
Grid reference
TF 66649 26110
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

St Felix's Church, Babingley is a ruined medieval church located in Norfolk, England, situated in the parish of Babingley near King's Lynn. The church dates primarily to the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, though the site has earlier ecclesiastical associations, possibly connected to Saint Felix of Burgundy who evangelised East Anglia in the seventh century. The surviving remains include substantial sections of flint and stone walling, characteristic of Norfolk medieval church construction, though the building is now roofless and in a fragmentary condition. The church was abandoned by the late sixteenth or early seventeenth century and has been in ruins for several centuries, yet it remains an important record of medieval parochial organisation and building practices in Norfolk.

St Felix's Church, Babingley is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020767. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is St Felix's Church, Babingley?

St Felix's Church, Babingley is a ruined medieval church located in Norfolk, England, situated in the parish of Babingley near King's Lynn. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020767.

Who is responsible for protecting St Felix's Church, Babingley?

St Felix's Church, Babingley is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020767.

What other scheduled monuments are near St Felix's Church, Babingley?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Leziate Heath, 300m west of Leziate Drove (6.6 km), Site of All Saints' Church (6.8 km), Post-medieval defences (7.5 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
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Geology
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under St Felix's Church, Babingley

St Felix's Church, Babingley stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around St Felix's Church, Babingley

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~24.3 miles