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Ranworth
Ranworth
	St Helen's church
	Ranworth Location within Norfolk
OS grid reference	TG359145
Civil parish	Woodbastwick;
District	Broadland;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR13
UK Parliament	Broadland;
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°40′39″N 1°29′17″E / 52.677628°N 1.488189°E

Ranworth is a village in Norfolk, England in The Broads, adjacent to Malthouse Broad and Ranworth Broad. It is located in the civil parish of Woodbastwick.

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',^[1] has a fine 15th century painted rood screen and a rare Antiphoner. It is a Grade I listed building.^[2] From the top of Ranworth church's 100-foot (30 m) tower one can see many of the broads and rivers, as well as the Happisburgh lighthouse.

^ Standford, David (2007). Norfolk Churches (1st ed.). Frances Lincoln Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 978-0711227422. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
^ "Images of England". English Heritage.

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