Historic Churches in Suffolk

The imposing church of All Saints in Laxfield forms one side of an impressive set of historic buildings, beside an attractive old inn and opposite the brick and timber-framed Guildhall. Much of the church dates to the 14th century, though the very attractive porch is a century later.

The Street, Laxfield, East Anglia, Suffolk, England, IP13 8DL

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Heritage Highlight: Seven Sacrament font
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An attractive 13th-century chapel of flint beneath a thatched roof, located in a peaceful countryside setting. The chapel was built around 1250 and may have been associated with a nearby monastery on the site of Chapel Farm. St James Chapel was probably built to serve the Castle of Lindsey, whose earthwork remains lie just southeast of the chapel site.
Lindsey, Suffolk, England

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St Margaret's church began as a chapel of ease to Mendham Priory in the early 13th century. Though most of the furnishings are Victorian, the church features a richly carved 14th-century octagonal font decorated with figures of lions, and a series of medieval bench ends including the figure of a roaring lion.
B1123, Linstead Parva, Suffolk, England, IP19 0AE

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century carved bench ends
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The simple medieval church of Little Blakenhem dates to the 13th century, with the addition of a 14th-century tower and a 15th-century porch. The highlight is a set of 13th-century wall paintings in the chancel (repainted in the Victorian period) and a 1685 James II royal coat of arms.
Valley Road, Little Blakenham, Suffolk, England, IP8 4LT

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Heritage Highlight: Restored 13th-century wall paintings
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Standing in a rural setting beside a farmyard, the core of All Saints church dates to the 13th century. The 13th-century work was given the addition of a west tower in the following century and a porch in the 15th century. The top of the tower was later rebuilt in Tudor brick.
Little Wenham, Suffolk, England, CO7 6QA

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Heritage Highlight: 14th century wall paintings
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Holy Trinity church in the pretty village of Long Melford is one of the great medieval churches of East Anglia, a testament to the wealth of Suffolk during the heyday of the wool trade in the late Middle Ages. This Grade I listed church was built almost completely during the 15th century, at a time of great prosperity for local cloth merchants.
19 Church Walk, Long Melford, East Anglia, Suffolk, England, CO10 9DL

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Heritage Highlight: Clopton Chantry and Chapel
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St Andrew's, Marlesford, is a simple country church, dating to the 14th century, with some earlier 12th-century stonework in the piers of the south aisle. There is a 13th-15th century west tower and a 15th-century nave of six bays with a largely original roof. One of the most obvious interior features is the richly coloured Victorian glass, the work of the Ward & Hughes company.
Church Road, Marlesford, East Anglia, Suffolk, England, IP13 0AT

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Heritage Highlight: 17th century Alston wall monument
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St Mary's church dates to the 13th century and stands on the site of a Saxon church. It boasts a restored 15th-century rood screen, 1605 altar tomb, and late medieval poppyhead bench ends. Look for the 15th-century octagonal font with carved lions around the base.
Mellis Common, Mellis, Suffolk, England, IP23 8EE

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century rood screen
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St Mary's dates to the 13th century, with a striking 15th-century tower. Historic highlights include 15th-century bench ends, an ornate 1620 pulpit and font cover, two medieval brasses, and perhaps the most complete church armoury in England, boasting one of only four Elizabethan longbows in existence.
Church Road, Mendlesham, Suffolk, England, IP14 5SF

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Heritage Highlight: A rare church srmoury
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St John's is a 14th-century church with a wonderful late medieval roof. One of the roof bosses depicts 'The Metfield Imp', a figure meant to detect errors by the clergy during services and watch for gossiping amongst worshippers.
The Street, Metfield, Suffolk, England, IP20 0LA

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Heritage Highlight: The Metfield Imp, a 15th-century roof boss
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