There has been a church on this high (in a Norfolk context!) bluff on the north bank of the river Chet for something like a thousand years, witnessed by the will of a Saxon by the name of Edwin who, in 1060 AD, left ten acres of land “south of the street to the church in Berc”. St Peter & St Paul’s Church is a good example of thoughtful late Georgian/early Victorian changes to a medieval building. It was during this time that the battlements were added to the tower, the north transept added and the south transept and chancel completely remodelled. The 14th century font is a particularly fine showcase of the stonemason’s craft, depicting the symbols of the Evangelists, lions and robed figures. Buried in this quiet country churchyard together with his wife, Henriette, is John Thomas Pelham (1811-1894), the much-loved 64th Bishop of Norwich and for 15 years Rector of Bergh Apton. Illustrated panels at the rear of the church tell the story of the village and its people. The toilet is only accessible during services or events.