Historic Churches in Suffolk

St Mary's is a beautiful 13th-century church boasting an outstanding collection of historic features, including an excellent 15th century double hammer-beam angel roof and a richly decorated 15th-century font and huge font cover, thought to have come from Bury St Edmunds Abbey.
Church Street, Worlingworth, Suffolk, England, IP13 7NT

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Heritage Highlight: Richly decorated 15th-century font cover from Bury St Edmunds Abbey

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St George's church dates to the 12th century, but most of the present building is 14th-15th century. Highlights include a 15th-century roof, beautifully carved font, and the base of an early 16th-century screen with figures of saints carved in relief rather than painted. Look for the 14th-century parish chest, bound with iron straps.
Westhorpe Road, Wyverstone, Suffolk, England, IP14 4SP

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Heritage Highlight: Early 16th-century screen

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St Mary's church is famous for its rare medieval sexton's wheel, which helped pick the day a parishioner should begin a fasting period. The church also boasts a late medieval painted screen, a beautifully carved 17th-century pulpit, and a worn Doom painting over the chancel arch.
Church Lane, Yaxley, Suffolk, England, IP23 8BU

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Heritage Highlight: Unusual medieval Sexton's Wheel

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St Peter's church dates to the 15th century and boasts one of the finest collections of brasses in Suffolk. The earliest is to Sir John Norwich (d. 1428), whose money paid for the church to be rebuilt. Another is to Thomasine Tendring (d. 1485) and her seven children. Other highlights include an early 15th-century font and a beautifully carved 17th-century pulpit.
Old High Road, Yoxford, Suffolk, England, IP17 3HW

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Heritage Highlight: Excellent collection of memorial brasses

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