St Mary's Church, Stoke-by-Nayland

St Mary's Church, Stoke-by-Nayland

St Mary's Church, Stoke-by-Nayland
51°59′22.01″N 0°53′28.77″E / 51.9894472°N 0.8913250°ECoordinates: 51°59′22.01″N 0°53′28.77″E / 51.9894472°N 0.8913250°E
Location Stoke-by-Nayland
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St Mary
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade I listed
Specifications
Length 168 feet (51 m)
Height 120 feet (37 m)
Administration
Parish Stoke-by-Nayland
Deanery Hadleigh
Archdeaconry Ipswich
Diocese Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich

St Mary's Church, Stoke-by-Nayland is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England[1] in Stoke-by-Nayland.

History

The earliest parts of the church date from the late 13th century or early 14th century and comprise the south porch, St Edmund's Chapel (ca. 1318) and some of the aisle wall. The remainder was rebuilt in the 15th century

The church is noted for the south porch with its groin vaulted roof, restored carved bosses . and priests chamber above. The South door is a Jesse tree, carved with figures, birds and insects.

Memorials

The church has a number of 15th century brasses and a wall monument to Sir Francis Mannock, 1st Baronet, of Giffords Hall (d 1634).

Parish status

The church is in a group of parishes which includes:

Organ

The church has a two manual pipe organ the origins of which are from an organ of around 1834 by Gray. There has been subsequent renovations and alterations by Gray and Davison, Henry Jones, Rayson and Bishop and Son. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The Buildings of England: Suffolk: Nikolaus Pevsner.
  2. ↑ http://npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=N13234
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