A church “full of interest…with a lovely atmosphere” (www.norfolkchurches.co.uk), St Margaret’s has a spectacular 15th Century red rood screen and a beautiful 14th Century wall painting of St Christopher, patron saint of travellers. The main building is late Norman, with the remains of a round tower, and simple early Norman doorways. A major restoration took place in the Victorian period.
There are some lovely wildflowers present in the churchyard, including cowslips, primroses, germander speedwell, hoary plantain, bulbous buttercup and hart’s tongue fern. Other species noted were blackcap, house sparrow, black bird, and also orange tip and holly blue butterflies.
Best time to visit
To capture the wildflowers in all their glory, a summertime visit would be best. This would also be the time to see the bird and butterfly species.
Associated groups
St Margaret’s is part of the Hempnall group of parishes. For contact details, please see links below.
Getting involved
To find out if help is needed with practical work in the churchyard, please contact the churchwarden. For more details, please see
http://www.hempnallgroup.co.uk/contact-us/
Website
For more information on St Margaret’s, please visit
http://www.hempnallgroup.co.uk/churches-and-church-life/our-villages8997/hardwick/