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==Church of St. John the Baptist==
Coltishall's parish church is dedicated [[John the Baptist]] and dates at its earliest to the Fifteenth Century. St. John's is located on Church Street and has been Grade I listed since 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PARISH CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, Coltishall - 1177913 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1177913?section=official-list-entry |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}}</ref>

The church was largely re-built in 1865 and boasts a Twelfth Century [[Baptismal font|font]] made from [[Purbeck Marble]]. In addition, there is a good collection of stained-glass windows including some from the workshops of [[James Powell and Sons]] (depicting the Risen Christ) and memorial glass by Alfred Wilkinson.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norfolk Churches |url=http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/coltishall/coltishall.htm |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=www.norfolkchurches.co.uk}}</ref>

Within the parish there is a ruined church dedicated to [[Saint Theobald of Provins]] which was built in the Eleventh Century and was abandoned in the Nineteenth Century.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Church of St Theobald, Coltishall - 1295280 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1295280?section=official-list-entry |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}}</ref>