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Green area churches
South Suffolk ranges from rolling countryside with half-timbered cottages and towering wool churches in the west, to the beautiful river estuaries of the east that teem with wildlife. This is the area loved by the artist John Constable and immortalised in his famous paintings.
Hadleigh St Mary
At the heart of the lovely historic market town of Hadleigh stands a group of ancient buildings with a truly remarkable history. St Mary’s church is the place to start.
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Shelley All Saints
Tucked away in the beautiful Brett Valley – Shelley is a corner of old Suffolk waiting to be discovered, yet its church lays claim to international fame.
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Bures St Mary the Virgin
This beautiful church is at the heart of a large village straddling the Suffolk-Essex border in the Stour Valley.
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Hawkedon St Mary
Deep in beautiful rolling countryside, this remarkable church is the only one in Suffolk located in the middle of the village green
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Long Melford Holy Trinity
This church is a five-star experience, not only for its wonderful setting high above the sweeping village green but for its breathtaking architecture. It is one of the finest churches in the country.
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Stoke by Clare St John the Baptist
Set back from Tudor houses in the historic village street, this is a lovely medieval building with castellated tower, nave and aisles and the Elwes Chapel on the north side.
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Kedington St Peter and St Paul
Don’t be fooled by the ungainly appearance of this church. Step inside and it will take your breath away with its full complement of 16th century furnishings. Over 20 Barnardiston monuments have caused this church to be known as the Westminister Abbey of Suffolk.
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Cavendish St Mary the Virgin
The church is in one of the prettiest settings of any in Suffolk with half-timbered, thatched cottages clustered round it. The handsome exterior reflects the great wealth of the Middle Ages with its impressive stair turret on the 14th century tower rising above the battlements.
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Clare St Peter and St Paul
Is it a great ocean liner afloat on the skyline? No, it’s one of Suffolk’s great churches with ‘a small tower for a fo’c’sle and two turrets for masts’ as author Simon Jenkins once put it. This beautiful building dominates the north end of the town, reflecting the prosperity of Clare in the Middle Ages when the main trade was cloth-making.
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