TG0506 : Round tower
taken 9 years ago, near to Coston, Norfolk, England
The Church of All Saints'is a flint buiilt 12th century parish church. It is one of the 124 round towered churches in Norfolk.
Grade II* listed. Link
Runhall is a village and civil parish in Norfolk. It covers an area of 11.98 km2 and had a population of 365 in 137 households at the 2001 census.
Its church, All Saints, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. The village has no other services.
The civil parish also contains the villages of Brandon Parva, Coston and Welborne. These were separate parishes before being merged with Runhall in 1935.
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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