Barsham is a village and
civil parish in the
East Suffolk district of the
English county
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of
Suffolk. It is about west of
Beccles
Beccles ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . The town is shown on the milestone as from London via the A145 and A12 roads, north-east of London as the crow fl ...
, south of the
River Waveney on the edge of
The Broads National Park. It is spread either side of the B1062 Beccles to
Bungay
Bungay () is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in the English county of Suffolk.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . It lies in the Waveney Valley, west of Beccles on the edge of The Broads, and at the neck of a mean ...
road.
[Barsham and Shipmeadow]
Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
At the
2011 United Kingdom census
A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Internet. The Office for National ...
the parish had a population of 215.
[ The parish council is jointly operated with neighbouring Shipmeadow,][Barsham and Shipmeadow parish council]
Retrieved 2021-02-17. with the two parishes sharing a village hall. Other than this and the parish church, there are no services in the parish.[
The parish borders the parishes of Beccles, Shipmeadow, ]Ringsfield
Ringsfield is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is south-west of Beccles in the East Suffolk district.
The parish had a population of 323 at the 2011 United Kingdom census. It borders the parishes of Beccles, Wes ...
and Ilketshall St Andrew
Ilketshall St Andrew is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is south-east of Bungay and the same distance south-west of Beccles in the East Suffolk (district), East Suffolk district. St Andrew's church is ...
. The River Waveney marks the county boundary with Norfolk and the parishes of Geldeston
Geldeston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is located north-west of Beccles and south-east of Norwich, on the north bank of the River Waveney.
History
Geldeston's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and der ...
and Gillingham border Barsham to the north of the river.[
]
History
Barsham Holy Trinity is one of around 40 round-tower church
Round-tower churches are a type of church found mainly in England, mostly in East Anglia; of about 185 surviving examples in the country, 124 are in Norfolk, 38 in Suffolk, six in Essex, three in Sussex and two each in Cambridgeshire and Berkshi ...
es in Suffolk and a Grade I listed building.[Waveney District Counci]
''Listed Buildings in Waveney District Area''
2007. Retrieved 2009-04-20 The manor and advowson were of old in the de Tye family, but during the early 15th century they passed into the Echyngham family, whose principal seat was at Etchingham in Sussex. This arose through the marriages of Margaret Knyvet of Mendlesham (granddaughter of John Knyvet the Lord Chancellor), who married first Robert de Tye (died 1415) (whose brass
Brass is an alloy of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn), in proportions which can be varied to achieve different mechanical, electrical, and chemical properties. It is a substitutional alloy: atoms of the two constituents may replace each other wit ...
is in Barsham church), secondly Sir Thomas Marney of Layer Marney
Layer Marney is a village and civil parish near to Tiptree, in the Colchester borough, in the county of Essex, England. Layer Marney has a Tudor palace called Layer Marney Tower and a church called Church of St Mary the Virgin. In 2001 the pop ...
in Essex (died 1421), and lastly Sir Thomas Echyngham (died 1444) (whose brass is at Etchingham in Sussex). Margaret outlived them all. Her great-grandson, Sir Edward Echyngham of Barsham, was a notable sea captain in the navy of King Henry VIII, and Sir Edward's son Osborne Echyngham became Marshal of Ireland, though remembering Barsham in his will. The east wall of Barsham church shows unusual flushwork and tracery of diaper or fret ornament, probably representing the Echyngham heraldic coat of ''azure fretty argent''.
Mary Echyngham, Sir Edward's younger daughter, married John Blennerhasset and they lived at Barsham Hall, on the edge of the Waveney meadows below the church, and rebuilt or remodelled it. John's son Thomas Blennerhasset inherited it in 1573 and in 1598 sold it, together with all the other very extensive rights, lands and messuages in many surrounding parishes, to Sir Robert Lee (who became Lord Mayor of London in 1602), for £3,600. Sir Robert died in 1605 having settled Barsham manor on his son (Sir) John Lee, then in his minority. In 1623 Sir John Lee sold the same premises for an undisclosed sum to Sir John Suckling, Comptroller of the Household
The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the British royal household, nominally the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department after the Treasurer of the Household. The Comptroller was an ''ex officio'' member of t ...
, who had acquired the neighbouring estate of Roos Hall as his residence in 1600. From his time Barsham descended in the Suckling family.
Horatio Nelson
Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy. His inspirational leadership, grasp of strategy, and unconventional tactics brought abo ...
's mother Catherine Suckling
Catherine Suckling (9 May 1725 – 26 December 1767) was the mother of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson. Catherine had eleven children of which Nelson was the third surviving son.
Family and marriage
Catherine was born on 9 May 1725 in Bars ...
was born in the former rectory on 9 May 1725. She was important to him, despite her death when he was just nine years old — "the thought of former days brings all my mother to my heart, which shows itself in my eyes," he later recorded. The house is near the main road, close to the church, which has a stained glass window commemorating the Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a naval battle, naval engagement between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy, French and Spanish Navy, Spanish Navies during the War of the Third Coalition (August–De ...
.
Between 1972 and 1976, Barsham was the site of Barsham Faire.Fairs Archive
Retrieved 2020-01-06
Notes
References
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a round-tower church
Round-tower churches are a type of church found mainly in England, mostly in East Anglia; of about 185 surviving examples in the country, 124 are in Norfolk, 38 in Suffolk, six in Essex, three in Sussex and two each in Cambridgeshire and Berkshi ...
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Villages in Suffolk
Civil parishes in Suffolk
Waveney District