St Michael & All Angels Church – Aylsham

In 1372, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster became the owner of the Manor of Aylsham. He was the 4th son of King Edward III and he inherited the manor from his grandmother Queen Isobel. He was already very wealthy with the estates of the Duchy of Lancaster and was able to provide money to the villagers of Aylsham for the building of a large new church. The church was dedicated to St. Michael and All Angels and it was built on the site of an earlier much smaller church.