St Mary's Church, Mildenhall
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LocationMildenhall, Suffolk
CountryEngland
| St Mary's Church, Mildenhall | |
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 St Mary's Church, Mildenhall | |
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| 52°20′34.04″N 0°30′33.05″E / 52.3427889°N 0.5091806°E | |
| OS grid reference | TL 71026 74598 |
| Location | Mildenhall, Suffolk |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | mildenhallanglicanchurches.org[usurped] |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Mary |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Specifications | |
| Bells | 10 |
| Tenor bell weight | 16 long cwt 3 qr 23 lb; 1,899 lb or 861 kg |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
| Archdeaconry | Suffolk |
| Deanery | Sudbury |
| Parish | Mildenhall |
St Mary's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England[1] in Mildenhall, Suffolk.
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