Historic Churches in Suffolk

St Peter's is a pretty country church built around AD 1150. Historic highlights include 16th and 17th-century memorial brasses to members of the Browne family and several 15th-century poppyhead bench ends. Look for 16th-century graffiti in the south porch window embrasures.
Church Road, Spexhall, Suffolk, England, IP19 0RQ

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Heritage Highlight: 16th-century brasses to the Browne family
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St Edmundsbury Cathedral began as a medieval parish church, dedicated to St James, and was raised to cathedral status in the 20th century. The original church was built around the shrine of Edmund, king of the East Angles, who was killed by the Danes around AD 870. The nave of the church was rebuilt in about 1503 by John Wastell, a local mason who also worked on King's College Chapel, Cambridge and the bell tower of Canterbury Cathedral.
Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, IP33 1LS

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Photos of St Edmundsbury Cathedral
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The oldest building in Bures, St Stephen's Chapel is a delightful thatched building, once the private chapel of Tauney manor. The chapel dates to 1218, when it was officially consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury on the traditional site where St Edmund, King of the East Angles, was crowned in AD 855.
Chapel Barn, Bures, East Anglia, Suffolk, England

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Photos of St Stephen's Chapel
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All Saints is a pretty 14th-century church on the site of an earlier Saxon building. It boasts a 13th-century font, 16th-century memorial brass, and a 14th-century tomb recess built for Lord Hervey de Stanton, Chancellor to King Edward II.
Old Bury Road, Stanton, Suffolk, England, IP31 2DA

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Heritage Highlight: 14th-century tomb recess
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The once fine church of St John the Baptist at Stanton now consists of nothing more than the lofty tower, while the nave and chancel stand roofless and open to the elements.
A143, Stanton, Suffolk, England, IP31 2XD

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St Mary's is a 14th-century church on the site of a Saxon minster. The church is filled with historical monuments including an ornate 1634 memorial to Sir Francis Mannock, and wonderful late medieval memorial brasses. The historical highlight is an outstanding 15th-century wooden doorway carved as a Tree of Jesse.
Church Street, Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, England, CO6 4QU

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Heritage Highlight: Superb 15th-century Tree of Jesse door
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A lovely 14th-century church located beside a farm which was once the manor house. The bulk of the church was rebuilt in Perpendicular style in the 14th century.
Church Lane, Stonham Parva, Suffolk, England, IP14 5JL

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Heritage Highlight: 15th century double hammerbeam roof
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All Saints church dates to the late 14th century and boasts a superb Perpendicular west tower, built around 1450. Inside the church is a late medieval font carved with figures of lions and woodwoses, a wild man of the woods figure popular in East Anglia.
Church Street, Stradbroke, Suffolk, England, IP21 5JD

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century font
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All Saints is a 14th-century church, almost completely remodelled in 1878. Most of the furnishings are Victorian and include a stained glass window and organ given by Sir Richard Wallace, founder of the Wallace Collection. the historic highlight is a superb 1621 memorial to Sir Michael Stanhope, Privy Councillor to Elizabeth I.
Sudbourne, Suffolk, England, IP12 2BP

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Heritage Highlight: Sir Michael Stanhope memorial, 1621
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All Saints dates to the 14th century but stands on the site of a Norman church. In the churchyard is a monument to the artist Thomas Gainsborough's family. Inside the church, the historical highlight is a superbly carved wineglass pulpit made around 1490.
Church Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, England, CO10 2BN

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Heritage Highlight: Burial place of Thomas Gainsborough's family
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