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St Mary's Church, Badley, Suffolk

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Accessibility

"There are steps to access this church".

Brief description

"St Mary's is one of Suffolk's most remarkable medieval churches - its setting and unmodernised interior give an atmosphere of great peace and stillness. To discover its charm, you must begin with a journey - a mile's walk or drive down a rutted track across Suffolk farmland, to a small valley of trees and birdsong. The flint-and-brick church has nothing for company but a sixteenth-century farmhouse and the wildlife of its pretty churchyard.

Passing through the sturdy medieval door with its iron grille, you step into a time capsule - a church scarcely changed for 300 years with plain walls and a brick floor set with memorials to the Poleys, once owners of the house nearby. The seventeenth/eighteenth-century arrangement of the pews, which incorporates Medieval benches, combined with fragments of a screen with seventeenth-century panelling, where the oak is silvery-grey with age, make an extraordinary ensemble. There are monuments and memorial slabs to the Poleys and others".

https://www.visitchurches.org.uk/static/uploaded/f694a5cd-0f92-4d4e-b0b04ee57d87805d.pdf

Address

"Badley, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 8RU"

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Website

https://www.visitchurches.org.uk/visit/church-listing/st-mary-badley.html

http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/badley.htm

Directions

"3 miles south east of Stowmarket off B1113. North of Needham Market on B1113 Follow Historic Church sign along track to church".

Opening Times

2021: "Open Weekends and Bank Holidays 10.30am - 4pm".

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

Transport

"Nearest railway station: Stowmarket (2 miles) or Needham Market (2.2 miles)".

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