TG0708 : Tower, Church of All Saints', Brandon Parva
taken 9 years ago, near to Brandon Parva, Norfolk, England
Brandon Parva All Saints is an Ancient Parish in the Dioceses of Norwich.Remarkable with no vehicle access or electricity and remote from the village it is only used in summer months for service. It is a Mediaeval church with 19th century renovation.
Grade II* listed. Link
Brandon Parva is a small village near East Dereham and Norwich in Norfolk.
It is a separated village which consists of Brandon Parva near the church and Upper Brandon Parva further up the road with scattered housing.
Population Approx 30 People March 2011
The village of Barnham Broom is within walking distance and has a pub and post office.
There is L F & H F Harrison which are agricultural engineers dealing in farm machinery and mowers etc
Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.
In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.
There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.
In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.
In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)
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