Ranworth is a village in Norfolk, England in The Broads, adjacent to

Malthouse Broad Malthouse Broad is a broad (''i.e.'', lake) at Ranworth in the Norfolk Broads. The "Helen of Ranworth" is a traditional reedlighter, a boat A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, wh ...

and

Ranworth Broad Ranworth Broad is a nature reserve on the Norfolk Broads north-east of Norwich in Norfolk, United Kingdom. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. it is part of Bure Broads and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest and Bure Marshes ...

. It is located in the civil parish of

Woodbastwick Woodbastwick is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located on the River Bure between Cockshoot Broad and Salhouse Broad, within The Broads and close to Bure Marshes NNR ( national nature reserve). The city of Norw ...

. The village's name origin is uncertain 'Edge enclosure' or perhaps, 'Randi's enclosure.'

Church of St Helen

The 16th-century Church of St Helen, known as 'the Cathedral of the Broads', has a fine 15th century painted rood screen and a rare

Antiphoner An antiphonary or antiphonal is one of the liturgical books intended for use (i.e. in the liturgical choir), and originally characterized, as its name implies, by the assignment to it principally of the antiphons used in various parts of the L ...

. It is a Grade I listed building From the top of Ranworth church's tower one can see many of the broads and rivers, as well as the Happisburgh lighthouse. Malthouse Broad from Ranworth Church Tower - geograph

Malthouse Broad from Ranworth Church Tower - geograph

Notes

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Ranworth%20with%20Panxworth

External links

Ranworth Church and the Broadside Benefice Parishes

Hi-res images of Ranworth Rood Screen
Villages in Norfolk Broadland {{Norfolk-geo-stub