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The following is a list of churches in the district of Norwich. The district does not include several of the outlying suburbs.

The ancient medieval city of Norwich within the walls at one time had 57 parish churches, the largest collection of urban medieval buildings in any one city north of the Alps. Ten are still in use by the Church of England, while many are in use for other purposes.

Active churches

The district has an estimated 73 active churches for 141,800 inhabitants, a ratio of one church to every 1,942 people.

Name	Ward	Dedication	Founded	Denomination	Benefice	Notes
Bowthorpe Church	Bowthorpe		1984	CoE / BU / Meth / URC
Norwich Syrian Orthodox Church	Bowthorpe		2008	Syriac Orthodox		Meets in Bowthorpe Church. Malankara Jacobite
Eternity Church	Bowthorpe			?
St Elizabeth, Earlham	Wensum	Elizabeth		Church of England	Earlham Parish
Bowthorpe Road Methodist Church	Wensum		c. 1950s	Methodist	Norwich Circuit
Norwich Chinese Methodist Church	Wensum			Methodist	Norwich Circuit	Meets in Bowthorpe Road Methodist
St Mary, Earlham	University	Mary	Medieval	Church of England	Earlham Parish
St Anne, Earlham	University	Anne		Church of England	Earlham Parish
Holy Apostles SS Peter & Paul, Norwich	University	Peter & Paul		Roman Catholic
University of East Anglia Catholic Chaplaincy	University			Roman Catholic		Masses twice a week
Jessopp Road URC, Norwich	University			URC		About to join St Peter's Methodist as a Methodist/URC partnership
UEA Quaker Meeting	University			Quakers
Servant's Church	University	Jesus		Calvary Chapel
St Catherine, Mile Cross	Mile Cross	Catherine of Alexandria	1936	Church of England
St Luke, New Catton	Mile Cross	Luke	1990	Church of England	St Luke & St Augustine
Proclaimers	Sprowston East			Hillsong
St George, Sprowston	Catton Grove	George	1962	Roman Catholic	St George	Parish includes Hellesdon and Thorpe St Andrew churches outside city
Mile Cross Methodist Church	Catton Grove		1933	Methodist	Norwich Circuit
Oak Grove Community Church	Catton Grove			?
Soul Church Norwich	Catton Grove			Hillsong
Christ Church New Catton	Sewell	Jesus	1840-1841	Church of England		First church to be built outside the city walls
St Mary Magdalene, Norwich	Sewell	Mary Magdalene	1902-1903	Church of England
Rosebery Road Methodist Church	Sewell		1908	Methodist	Norwich Circuit	Congregation may be older
St Augustine, New Catton	Mancroft	Augustine of Canterbury	Medieval	Church of England	St Luke & St Augustine	Old building redundant 1997 (CCT 2000), now meets in nearby hall
St Barnabas, Heigham	Mancroft	Barnabas	1903	Church of England	St Thomas	Now part of St Thomas Norwich
St George, Colegate	Mancroft	George	Medieval	Church of England
St Andrew, Norwich	Mancroft	Andrew	Medieval	Church of England		Current building 1469-1506
St Giles, Norwich	Mancroft	Giles	Medieval	Church of England		Restored 1866-1867
St Peter, Mancroft	Mancroft	Peter	Medieval	Church of England		Greater Churches Network
St Stephen, Norwich	Mancroft	Stephen	Medieval	Church of England
St John the Baptist, Timberhill	Mancroft	John the Baptist	Medieval	Church of England	SS John the Baptist & Julian
St Alexander Nevsky Orthodox Ch, Norwich	Mancroft	Alexander Nevsky	2016	Russian Orthodox
Norwich Central Baptist Church	Mancroft		C17th	Baptist Union		2003 merger of St Mary's, Dereham Rd & Mile Cross Baptist churches
Old Meeting House Congregational Church	Mancroft		C16th	Cong Federation		Current building 1693
Surrey Chapel	Mancroft		1844	FIEC
Norwich Salvation Army Citadel	Mancroft			Salvation Army		Mile Cross Salvation Army is just outside city boundary
Norwich Quaker Meeting	Mancroft			Quakers
Norwich Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Mancroft		1970s	7th-Day Adventist
Grace Christian Fellowship Norwich	Mancroft			Independent		Meets in St Edmund's, Fishergate
Alive Church Norwich	Mancroft		c. 2010	Ground Level
Potter's House Norwich	Mancroft		1984	Potter's House		Building previously home to Dereham Road Baptist
Octagon Chapel, Norwich	Mancroft		1680s	Unitarian		Current building 1756. Presbyterian until early C19th
St Thomas, Norwich	Nelson	Thomas	1880s	Church of England	St Thomas	Holy Trinity Brompton church plant 2013
Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Norwich	Nelson	John the Baptist	1882-1910	Roman Catholic	St John the Baptist Cath.	Cathedral of Diocese of East Anglia 1976
St John the Theologian, Norwich	Nelson	John the Evangelist		AROCWE		Meets in Trinity URC. Previously met in St John de Sepulchre (below)
St Peter's Methodist Church, Park Lane	Nelson	Peter	1939	Methodist	Norwich Circuit	About to join Jessopp Road URC as a Methodist/URC partnership
Trinity URC, Norwich	Nelson	Trinity	1867	URC		Current building on current site 1956
Holy Trinity, Heigham	Town Close	Trinity	1861	Church of England
St Alban, Norwich	Town Close	Alban	1932-1937	Church of England	St Thomas	Now part of St Thomas Norwich
Chapel Field Road Methodist Church	Town Close		pre-1881	Methodist	Norwich Circuit	Current building 1881
Norwich Elim Church	Town Close			Elim
Gateway Vineyard Church	Town Close		2005	Vineyard		Meets in Norwich High School for Girls. Plant from Norwich Vineyard
Norwich Cathedral	Thorpe Hamlet	Holy & Undivided Trinity	Medieval	Church of England
St George, Tombland	Thorpe Hamlet	George	Medieval	Church of England
St Helen, Norwich	Thorpe Hamlet	Helena (empress)	Medieval	Church of England		Only part of the giant building is still used as a church
St Julian, Norwich	Thorpe Hamlet	Julian of Norwich	Medieval	Church of England	SS John the Baptist & Julian	Bombed 1942, rebuilt 1953 mainly as a shrine to St Julian
St Matthew, Thorpe Hamlet	Thorpe Hamlet	Matthew	1981	Church of England		Replaced Victorian church on different site (see below)
Dormition of the Mother of God, Norwich	Thorpe Hamlet	Dormition of Mary	1934	Greek Orthodox
Silver Road Baptist Church	Thorpe Hamlet		1910	Baptist Union		Congregation may be older
Princes Street URC, Norwich	Thorpe Hamlet		1819	URC		Current building 1868
Norwich Evangelical Free Church	Thorpe Hamlet			Independent
King's Community Church Norwich	Thorpe Hamlet			Newfrontiers		Meets in 3 locations across the city
St Francis, Heartsease	Crome	Francis of Assisi	1956	Church of England
Witard Road Baptist Church	Crome		1958-1959	Baptist Union
Heartsease Lane Methodist Church	Crome			Methodist	Norwich Circuit	New building 1954 after original bombed
St Andrew, Eaton	Eaton	Andrew	Medieval	Church of England	Eaton Parish	Mostly meets in new church building next door, built 1993
Christ Church, Eaton	Eaton	Jesus		Church of England	Eaton Parish
Ipswich Road URC, Norwich	Eaton		1952	URC		Originally plant from Princes St Congregational
Kingdom Life Norwich	Eaton			Independent		Meets in City of Norwich School
St Mark, Lakenham	Lakenham	Mark	1840s	Church of England
St John the Baptist & All Saints, Lakenham	Lakenham	John the Baptist & All Saints	Medieval	Church of England	Lakenham
St Paul, Tuckswood	Lakenham	Paul	1969	Church of England	Lakenham
Lakenham Catholic Meeting	Lakenham			Roman Catholic	St John the Baptist Cath.	Weekly masses discontinued November 2018
One Norwich Elim Church	Lakenham			Elim (2015)		Meets in Hewett Academy. Renamed from Lifestyle Church 2015

Redundant churches

NHCT stands for Norwich Historic Churches Trust, a body that maintains and repurposes redundant church buildings in Norwich. Find out more about the trusts aims and achievements here.

Name	Ward	Dedication	Founded	Redundant	Denomination	Notes
St Michael & All Angels, Bowthorpe	Bowthorpe	Michael & Angels	Medieval	1790s	Church of England	Bowthorpe Church now situated next to ruins
St Michael, Hellesdon	Wensum	Michael			Church of England	Benefice with St Paul's & St Mary's, outside city. No Sunday services but midweek groups.
All Saints, Norwich		All Saints	Medieval	1973	Church of England	NHCT. Now used as an antique centre and tearoom: All Saints Antiques Centre
St Bartholomew, Ber Street		Bartholomew	Medieval	C16th	Church of England	Piece of ruined tower remains
St Bartholomew, Heigham		Bartholomew	Medieval	1942	Church of England	Destroyed by bombing during Baedeker Blitz of 1942; only tower remains
St Benedict, Norwich		Benedict of Nursia	Medieval, probably 11th C	1942	Church of England	Destroyed by bombing 1942; only tower remains
St Christopher, Norwich		Christopher	Medieval, possibly late Saxon, listed in Domesday book	C13th	Church of England	Destroyed by fire and not rebuilt
St Clement, Colegate			Medieval, probably 11th C.	1971	Church of England	NHCT. Formerly used as a stonemason's lodge. Currently in use as a crafts person and builder's store
St Clement, Conesford			Medieval	C16th	Church of England	one of nine parish churches in Conesford
St Edmund, Fishergate		Edmund the Martyr	Medieval	1950s	Church of England	NHCT. Formerly used as a cardboard box store for the factory across the road. Since then it has been restored and is currently in use by Call to Prayer
St Etheldreda, Norwich		Æthelthryth	Medieval	1961	Church of England	NHCT. Currently in use as St Etheldreda's Artist Studio
St Gregory, Pottergate		Pope Gregory I	Medieval	1971	Church of England	NHCT. Currently being rented as an antiques centre, run by the same people that run the All Saints Antiques Centre
Saint James the Less, Pockthorpe		James the Less	Medieval	1972	Church of England	NHCT. Home to Norwich Puppet Theatre since 1980
St John the Theologian, Norwich		John the Evangelist	Medieval	1984	Church of England	NHCT. AKA John de Sepulchre. Currently in use as a wedding and ceremonies venue run by The Flint Rooms
St John the Baptist, Maddermarket		John the Baptist	Medieval	1982	Church of England	Used by Greek Orth. 1982–1990. Churches Conservation Trust
St Laurence, Norwich		Lawrence of Rome	Medieval	1968	Church of England	Churches Conservation Trust
St Margaret, Norwich		Margaret the Virgin	Medieval	1975	Church of England	NHCT. Known as the Church of Art due to its use as a venue for art exhibitions
St Martin at Oak, Norwich		Martin of Tours	Medieval	1960s	Church of England	NHCT. Currently in use as a music school and performance space run by The Wharf Academy
St Martin at Palace Plain, Norwich		Martin of Tours	Medieval	1971	Church of England	NHCT. This is Norwich Historic Churches Trust's base of operations. It includes a visitors' centre as well as the Trust's administrative offices
St Mary, Coslany		Mary	Medieval	1971	Church of England	NHCT. In use by a publishing service and an internet book-seller
St Mary the Less, Norwich		Mary	Medieval	1544	Church of England	Used by a variety of denominations ever since
St Mary in the Marsh, Norwich		Mary	Medieval	1564	Church of England	Parish church for old cathedral close. Demolished upon redundancy
St Matthew, Thorpe Hamlet (old)		Matthew	1851	1970s	Church of England	New St Matthew's built further from city centre (see above). Now offices
St Michael at Plea, Norwich		Michael	Medieval	1971	Church of England	NHCT. Currently rent to Revelation, a Christian bookshop. It also has a cafe/tearoom and hosts a range of talks and events
St Michael at Thorn, Norwich		Michael	Medieval	1942	Church of England	Damaged by bombing 1942 and demolished during the 1950s.
St Michael, Conesford		Michael	Medieval	C16th	Church of England
St Michael (Miles), Coslany		Michael	Medieval	1971	Church of England	NHCT. Currently in use by The Oak Circus Centre and home to the Lost in Translation Circus Company
St Paul, Norwich		Paul	Medieval	1940s	Church of England	Damaged by bombing 1942 and demolished during the late 1950s.
St Peter Hungate, Norwich		Peter	Medieval	1936	Church of England	NHCT. Since 2009 it has hosted the Hungate Medieval Art, an exhibition space celebrating Norwich's Medieval haritage and art
St Peter Parmentergate, Norwich		Peter	Medieval	1980	Church of England	NHCT. Currently home to Amanda Bradbury, an integrative counselling specialist
St Peter Southgate, Norwich		Peter	Medieval	1880s	Church of England	Demolished
St Philip, Heigham		Philip	1872	1972	Church of England	Demolished 1975
St Saviour, Norwich		Jesus	Medieval	1970s	Church of England	NHCT. Now it is the Thalia Theatre Company, an educational arts related learning provider for disabled people with a focus on physical and sensory impairments and learning difficulties
SS Simon & Jude, Norwich		Simon & Jude	Medieval	1892	Church of England	NHCT. Taken over by Curious Directive in 2018, it is used as a shared workspace for freelancers working in creative industries
St Swithin, Norwich		Swithun	Medieval	1951	Church of England	NHCT. It is home to Norwich Arts Centre, a successful and well-known venue since 1980
Holy Apostles Jesuit Chapel		Apostles	1829	1880s	Roman Catholic	No longer needed once the cathedral was built

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