Shouldham Thorpe is a pretty little village, not far from Downham Market. The neat, trim, wedge-shaped graveyard is overhung with trees, and St Mary is that striking sight, a gingerbread church built out of carrstone. The building was erected in 1858 to replace one which had suffered a collapsed tower just over a century earlier. The former north doorway, a fine Norman rounded arch with columns and zig-zags, was reused at the west end of the new church, which is architecturally odd but rather pleasing, especially as it is set in the expanse of such a large gable wall.
“If anybody would like to expand to this series please do, I would just ask that you could let Sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication. There is also a Church Micro Stats & Information page found via the Bookmark list”