Congham No. 3 / Concham / Congheham / Congreham

Congham appears in the Domesday survey as "Concham", "Congheham" and "Congreham", and one church is reported in it, under the earl William de Warrena. Blomefield (1805-1810) notes three church in Congham: St. Andrew's, St. Mary's and All Saints', without stating which of the three was the one noted in Domesday, but it appears likely that All Saints' was the earliest: "This church was given by Adam, son of Alverede, or Alured, to the priory of Wymondham, and confirmed by William Earl of Sussex, [...] and William de Albini Earl of Sussex gave the tithe of two parts of his demeans in Congham and Rising to the said priory." This "William de Albini Earl of Sussex" can be none other than William d'Aubigny, Earl of Arundel and Lincoln (1109-1176) under Henry I, therefore the existence of All Saints' is documented in the 12th century. Blomefield (ibid.) writes on the second church: "The Church of St. Andrew is a single pile covered with lead, and has a tower four-square, embattled, and 2 bells; on the northe side is a chapel covered with tile", and names "Ralph de Sprouston" as first-recorded rector of it, in 1300. Blomefield (ibid.) gives no description of St. Mary's, naming "Edm. de Lena" as first-recorded rector of it, in 1329; he does, however, note that "This rectory was consolidated to Congham St. Andrew, in 1684; the church is dilapidated, the rector receives all the tithes of the three Conghams, and pays 20l. per ann. to the impropriator of All-Saints."