St Mary's Church, Mildenhall
| St Mary's Church, Mildenhall | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Mildenhall | |
| 52°20′33.49″N 0°30′31.64″E / 52.3426361°N 0.5087889°ECoordinates: 52°20′33.49″N 0°30′31.64″E / 52.3426361°N 0.5087889°E | |
| Location | Mildenhall, Suffolk |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | mildenhallanglicanchurches.org |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Mary |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Mildenhall |
| Deanery | Sudbury |
| Archdeaconry | Suffolk |
| Diocese | Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
St Mary's Church, Mildenhall is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England[1] in Mildenhall, Suffolk.
History
The church is mostly 14th century. Simon Jenkins awarded the church 4 stars in his 'England's Thousand Best Churches'.[2]
Memorials
- Sir Henry Barton, Lord Mayor of London 1416 and 1428. Cenotaph. South aisle.
- Sir Henry North (d.1620) alabaster tomb chest with effigies of him and his family. South aisle.
- Roger North, d.1651 and Thomasina North, d.1661. Wall tablets
- Sir Henry North (d.1671) . Wall tablet. Chancel arch.
- Sir Henry Warner (d.1617) and Edward Warner, and to Mary Warner (d.1601). Wall tablet. Chancel.
- William Coe (diarist) (d.1729). A floor slab in the vestry.
- Henry Bunbury (d.1722). Wall tablet. South aisle.
- Revd. John Hunt (d.1736). Wall tablet. Chancel.
Parish status
The Parish of Mildenhall is part of the Mildenhall Team Ministry, along with the Parishes of:
- St Mary the Virgin's Church, Barton Mills
- St John's Church, Beck Row with Kenny Hill
- St Laurence & St Peter's Church, Eriswell
- St Andrew's Church, Freckenham
- St Ethelbert's Church, Herringswell
- St James's Church, Icklingham
- St Christopher's Church, Red Lodge
- St Mary & St Andrew's Church, Tuddenham with Cavenham
- St Andrew's Church, Cavenham
- St Peter's Church, West Row
- All Saints' Church, Worlington
Organ
The church has a two manual pipe organ dating from 1865 by Father Henry Willis. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [3]
References
- ↑ The Buildings of England: Suffolk: Nikolaus Pevsner.
- ↑ Simon Jenkins, English's Thousand Best Churches, Penguin 2009, ISBN 978-0-14-103930-5
- ↑ http://npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=N12257
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