Monument record BGL 029 - Church of St John the Baptist

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Summary

A church is recorded at Brightwell in the Domesday survey.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 2497 4354 (55m by 77m) Centred on
Map sheet TM24SW
Civil Parish BRIGHTWELL, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

A church is recorded at Brightwell in the Domesday survey.
Church of St John the Baptist. Nave & chancel of circa 1300. Said to have been `almost ruined' in C17 when `repaired by Thomas Essington' (R1) of Brightwell Hall (see BGL 028), in circa 1656. Details in (S1)(S2).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Bibliographic reference: Pevsner N & Radcliffe E. 1974. The Buildings of England: Suffolk. 115-116.
  • <R1> (No record type): Gentleman's Magazine, 1829, from a later C17 Ms.
  • <S2> Bibliographic reference: Cautley H M. 1975. Suffolk Churches. 246-247.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 4 1993 12:00AM

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