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Church of St Mary

A Grade I Listed Building in Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet, Suffolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.5322 / 52°31'56"N

Longitude: 1.6695 / 1°40'10"E

OS Eastings: 648976

OS Northings: 299037

OS Grid: TM489990

Mapcode National: GBR YSB.8WL

Mapcode Global: VHM66.WMG4

Plus Code: 9F43GMJ9+VR

Entry Name: Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 27 November 1954

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1352636

English Heritage Legacy ID: 282352

ID on this website: 101352636

Location: St Mary's Church, East Suffolk, NR32

County: Suffolk

District: East Suffolk

Civil Parish: Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet

Traditional County: Suffolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Suffolk

Church of England Parish: Ashby St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Norwich

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Description


ASHBY
TM 49 NE
1/1 Church of St. Mary
27.11.54
I

Parish church. Medieval. Nave, chancel, west tower. Flint rubble with stone
dressings; continuous thatched roof. The lower third of the tower is round,
with a lancet west window; the upper part is octagonal, with red brick angles
and brick lancet belfry openings to each face. Crenellated parapet. Both
parts of the tower are a rebuilding, probably of the early C16. The nave is
C13: some original lancet windows and 2-light windows in Perpendicular style.
Simple double-chamfered south doorway; north doorway bricked-up. Late C13
chancel, re-faced in mid C19. Original lancet and Y-traceried windows to
north and south, and a 4-light east window in matching style, apparently
renewed mid C19. Interior. No chancel arch. Coupled rafter roof to nave,
many of the trusses probably medieval. Mid C19 boarded ceiling to chancel.
In the sanctuary a trefoil-arched piscina and drop-sill sedilia. Rood loft
stair in south wall of nave. Square font of Purbeck marble, C12 or C13, with
small remains of decoration; there is a round shaft and 4 turned wooden corner
supports, probably added in C16 or C17. Mid and late C19 furnishings. 3
consecration crosses are visible on the walls, 2 in the nave and one in the
chancel.


Listing NGR: TM4897699037

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