Preston St Mary
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| Preston St Mary | |
| Suffolk | |
|---|---|
 'The Six Bells' inn, Preston St. Mary | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 52°7’12"N, 0°50’24"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 177 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Sudbury |
| Postcode: | CO10 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Babergh |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South Suffolk |
Preston St Mary is a village and parish in the Babergh hundred of Suffolk. Located to the north-east of Lavenham, the parish includes the hamlets of Rooksey Green and Whelp Street.
The church of St Mary dates from the 14th and 15th centuries but was rebuilt in 1868 after being struck by lightning in 1758. It is a grade I listed building.[2]
Preston Hall is a 17th-century grade II* listed country house.[3]
An episode of Time Team was filmed in the village in 1996.[4]
References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127709&c=CO10+9FF&d=16&e=62&g=6465663&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1442148260422&enc=1.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1037055: CHURCH OF ST MARY
- ↑ National Heritage List 1182472: PRESTON HALL
- ↑ "Preston St Mary, Suffolk - Treasures of the Roman Field". 11 February 1996. http://www.ovguide.com/tv_episode/time-team-season-3-episode-6-preston-st-mary-suffolk-treasures-of-the-roman-field-107240.
Outside links
- Village website
- Preston St Mary Vision of Britain
- St Mary's Church Suffolk Churches
- Preston St Mary 1830-1850 (Password: StMary)
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