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Downham - St Margaret

The oldest part of the present building is the redbrick tower that dates from around 1470. It is diagonally buttressed and contains six bells. The main part of the church, the nave, was rebuilt in the nineteenth century using much of the material from the original thirteenth century building. The dovecote in the background, which is 16th century, was moved to the churchyard from Downham Hall.
Downham - St Margaret