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St Mary

St Mary

Parham

Suffolk

Medieval, the nave and tower probably late C14 for William de Ufford, second Earl of Suffolk

Architectural Features

north nave with 2 good C15 windows and one further C19 window.

Good C15 porch, the facade and crenellated parapet with panel led flushwork

carved spandrels to doorway with niche above

C15 2-bay chancel: 2-light windows with 3-light east window.

5-bay nave roof, the wall posts resting on C14 carved corbels

Early C15 octagonal font, the bowl carved with traceried panels and shields of the Ufford and Willoughby families.

C15 painted wooden rood screen.

2 C15 benches in chancel

mid C17 altar rails with poor box attached by a chain

in the north sanctuary are 12 stone heraldic shields of local families, probably brought from a monument elsewhere

reredos with painted panel and re-used C17 woodwork.

2 hatchments in chancel.

Royal Arms of Charles II over north nave door.

Several C17-C19 ledger slabs in chancel.

East window with fragments of C15 glass.

Graded I for surviving medieval fabric, especially tower and porch.