Monument record WRE 009 - Old Meetinghouse Farm (site of)
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Summary
Site of `Old Meetinghouse Farm', marked on OS 1st edition map (circa 1837) and the Provisional edition 1:10560 map.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 4851 8257 (50m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM48SE |
| Civil Parish | WRENTHAM, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Site of `Old Meetinghouse Farm', marked on OS 1st edition map (circa 1837) and the Provisional edition 1:10560 map. On modern 1:1000 map the site is marked by a small coniferous plantation. OS 1st edition map also marks `clay pit' immediately to the south of the farmstead site. A Congregational community was established at Wrentham by 1649-50, one of only two in Suffolk at that date. A meeting house at Wrentham was licenced in 1672. The Chapel at Old Meetinghouse Farm was built in 1710 but was superceded by another in the main village in 1778 (S3)(S4).
Sources/Archives (5)
- <S1> SSF19401 (No record type): SAU, Martin E, 1991.
- <R1> SSF2428 (No record type): Browne J, History of Congregational Church at Wrentham, 1854.
- <S2> SSF50188 Bibliographic reference: Barker H R. 1911. East Suffolk Illustrated. 545.
- <S3> SSF2429 (No record type): Browne J, History of Congregationalism in Norfolk & Suffolk, 1877, 432-433.
- <S4> SSF7631 (No record type): Hosken T J, History of Congregationalism in Suffolk. 1920, 60 & 158.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 9 1991 12:00AM