Building record SWD 007 - Church of St Edmund
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 5075 7638 (49m by 26m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM57NW |
| Civil Parish | SOUTHWOLD, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Church of St Edmund. Entirely rebuilt circa 1430. Extensive details in (S1)(S2)(S3).
Scarfe suggests it could be the second of the two churches recorded as Domesday churches for the parish of Reydon (S4).
The gates to the church are made in the complimentary gothic style and were cast by local ironfounder G.E. Child (S5).
Archaeological monitoring associated with internal re‑ordering at the west end of St Edmund’s Church revealed substantial remains of a 13th‑century chapel, including walling, floor surfaces, and possible structural additions, preserved beneath later medieval and post‑medieval flooring. The works also documented the survival of extensive 15th‑century tiled flooring, Purbeck paviours, and numerous later burials (S6).
Sources/Archives (6)
- <S1> SSF6195 (No record type): evsner N & Radcliffe E, The Buildings of England: Suffolk, 1974 ed 430- 432.
- <S2> SSF3293 Bibliographic reference: Cautley H M. 1975. Suffolk Churches. 348-9.
- <S3> SSF50106 Photograph: Air Photographs. NAU, TM 508 7631/HXZ, 7-11, 2 July 1996.
- <S4> SSF50087 Bibliographic reference: Dymond D and Martin E. 1999. An Historical Atlas of Suffolk (revised edition). Scarfe N, Domesday Churches.
- <S5> SSF50007 Serial: Suffolk Industrial Archaeological Society Newsletter. August 2010.
- <S6> SSF62622 Unpublished document: Unassigned. 2017. Archaeological Monitoring Report: Church of St Edmunds, Southwold.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jan 6 2026 1:31PM