St Mary the Virgin's Church, Cavendish
| St Mary's Church, Cavendish | |
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 St Mary's Church, Cavendish | |
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| 52°5′14.69″N 0°37′59.26″E / 52.0874139°N 0.6331278°E | |
| Location | Cavendish, Suffolk |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Mary |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
| Archdeaconry | Suffolk |
| Deanery | Clare |
| Parish | Cavendish |
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Cavendish is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England[1] in Cavendish, Suffolk.
History
The church is mostly 14th century. Simon Jenkins awarded the church 1 star in his 'England's Thousand Best Churches'.[2]
The church contains a 16th-century Flemish reredos, showing the crucifixion. It is set in a frame by Sir Ninian Comper.
Parish status
The Parish of Clavendish is part of the Stour Valley Team Ministry, along with the Parishes of:
- St Peter and St Paul's Church, Clare
- St Mary's Church, Poslingford
- St John the Baptist's Church, Stoke by Clare
- St Leonard's Church, Wixoe
Organ
The church has a two manual pipe organ dating from 1884 by Henry Jones and Sons. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [3]
References
- ^ The Buildings of England: Suffolk: Nikolaus Pevsner.
- ^ Simon Jenkins, English's Thousand Best Churches, Penguin 2009, ISBN 978-0-14-103930-5
- ^ http://npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=D00095
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