Monument record RMA 016 - Church of St Andrew

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Summary

A church plus 20 acres is recorded in Rushmere St Andrew in the domesday survey of 1086.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 1960 4605 (89m by 79m) Centred on
Map sheet TM14NE
Civil Parish RUSHMERE ST ANDREW, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

A church plus 20 acres is recorded in Rushmere St Andrew in the domesday survey of 1086.
Church of St Andrews. Consists of chancel with N aisle, nave, aisles, W tower. Has Norman S doorway.
Circa 1521: Tower re-erected on earlier base by bequest of Mrs Cayde `The new steeple should be in the like fashion etc, with that of Tuddenham'. 1643: 17 pictures removed by Dowsing.
1861: Entirely rebuilt, except S doorway and tower, in Early English Style. 1968: Enlarged (S1).
Also see church of St Petronville in Rushmere St Andrew (formerly Bixley) parish.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> (No record type): Goult W, A Survey of Suffolk Parish History: E Suffolk I-Y, 1990.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Mar 6 2012 11:01AM

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