The soaring tower by Victorian architect Phipson will draw you to this church with its wonderful views towards Buxhall.
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Yellow area churches
Nothing beats walking or cycling through the countryside at the heart of Suffolk on an early spring day when the hedgerows are heavy with hawthorn blossom and the banks frothing with sheep’s parsley. There’s plenty to see in the county town of Ipswich too with its fine historic churches.
Great Bricett St Mary and St Lawrence
An ancient church in the heart of Suffolk and originally part of an Augustinian priory founded around 1100. You can still see the hall attached to the church as it would have been in the priory complex.
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Needham Market St John the Baptist
The original church was built along the line of the high street and is one of the most interesting in Suffolk. It also houses one of England’s greatest medieval treasures in the form of a spectacular angel roof.
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Haughley The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
This interesting medieval church lies on the outer bailey of a Norman castle that was stormed and destroyed in 1173
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Lavenham St Peter and St Paul
If you’ve read about the spectacular Suffolk wool churches, this magnificent building guarantees you will not be disappointed
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Shelland King Charles the Martyr
Tiny gem of a church up a narrow lane with a little bellcote and Georgian interior hardly touched by the Victorians.The dedication to King Charles I is one of only five in England.
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Hessett St Ethelbert IP30 9AX
Beautiful little church named for a Saxon king of East Anglia murdered in 794. The tower is decorated with angels, parapets and pinnacles.
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Rattlesden St Nicholas
This handsome church rises up from a cluster of historic village houses in the valley of the delightfully named River Rat.
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Woolpit St Mary
The tall Victorian spire dates from 1854 and can be seen for miles. Let yourself be drawn by it to this wonderful Suffolk church – one of the finest in East Anglia.
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