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St Mary's Church, Chilton 
St Mary's Church, Chilton, from the southwestLocation in Suffolk
St Mary's Church, ChiltonCoordinates: 52°02′46″N 0°45′15″E / 52.0461°N 0.7542°E OS grid reference TL 889 423 Location Chilton, Suffolk Country England Denomination Anglican Website Churches Conservation Trust Architecture Functional status Redundant Heritage designation Grade I Designated 23 March 1961 Architectural type Church Style Gothic Specifications Materials Flint, brick tower St Mary's Church, Chilton, is a redundant Anglican church in the civil parish of Chilton, Suffolk, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] Although it lies just to the northeast of the Sudbury eastern bypass, it stands in an isolated position.[2][3] Around it is the site of a deserted medieval village. It is not known why the village was deserted; suggestions include the plague in the 14th century, moving dwellings to accommodate the deer park of nearby Chilton Hall, or through the drift from agriculture to industrial towns.[4]
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History
The church dates from the 15th century. The tower and a chantry chapel for the Crane family of the local hall were added during the following century. The church was restored in the 1860s.[2]
Architecture
The body of the church is constructed in flint, and the tower in brick. Its plan consists of a nave, a south porch, a chancel with a chapel to the north, and a west tower. The parapets of the nave and chancel are embattled, as is that of the tower which also has crocketted pinnacles at the corners. The porch has a moulded brick parapet.[1]
In the Crane chapel are the table tombs of George Crane, who died in 1491, and Robert Crane, who died in 1500, and his wife. On the wall is a monument to Sir Robert Crane who died in 1643, and his two wives; this was carved in 1626 by Gerard Christmas.[1]
See also
- List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in the East of England
References
- ^ a b c "Church of St Mary, Chilton", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1351732, retrieved 13 May 2011
- ^ a b c St Mary's Church, Chilton, Suffolk, Churches Conservation Trust, http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurches/St-Marys-Church-Chilton-Suffolk/, retrieved 25 March 2011
- ^ Chilton, Streetmap, http://streetmap.co.uk/grid/588847_242261_120, retrieved 1 March 2011
- ^ A Brief History of Chilton, Chilton Parish Council, http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/ChiltonPC/History/, retrieved 1 March 2011
External links
Categories:- Grade I listed buildings in Suffolk
- Grade I listed churches
- Church of England churches in Suffolk
- English Gothic architecture
- Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust
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