Monument record THB 007 - Church of St Peter
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 4373 6593 (93m by 98m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM46NW |
| Civil Parish | THEBERTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Church of St Peter. Consists of continuous chancel and nave, S aisle, porch, vestry and round W tower. Thatched Norman church, not listed in the Domesday survey of 1086. Norman windows, fragments on N and S side of church, lower walls on tower.
Circa 1300: Chancel lengthened. Circa 1320: Priest's door. C14/C15: Main structure. 1470: Porch.
1846/48: S aisle rebuilt.
1973: Thatched roof renewed (S1). Details in (S2)(S3)(S4).
According to church guide of 1987 the church was listed in Domesday and referred to in a charter in the British Museum. Also contains brief details on church fittings, C15 pulpit etc.
The church could be included in Domesday as one of the three churches in the parish of Leiston which Scarfe proposes as a possible minster site (S5).
Sources/Archives (5)
- <S1> SSF7005 (No record type): Goult W, A Survey of Suffolk Parish History: E Suffolk, I-Y, 1990.
- <S2> SSF3293 Bibliographic reference: Cautley H M. 1975. Suffolk Churches. 356.
- <S3> SSF16083 Bibliographic reference: Pevsner N & Radcliffe E. 1974. The Buildings of England: Suffolk. 460.
- <S4> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. PSIA, 7 (2), 1890, 229-237.
- <S5> SSF50087 Bibliographic reference: Dymond D and Martin E. 1999. An Historical Atlas of Suffolk (revised edition). Scarfe N, Domesday Churches.
Finds (2)
- FSF31871: COFFIN (13th century - 1200 AD to 1299 AD)
- FSF31872: FONT (15th century - 1400 AD to 1499 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Feb 24 1997 12:00AM