Chediston is a village and a civil parish on the B1123 road, in the
East Suffolk district, in the
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county of
Suffolk
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. It is located 2 miles west of
Halesworth
Halesworth is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in north-eastern Suffolk, England. The population stood at 4,726 in the 2011 Census. It lies south-west of Lowestoft, on a tributary of the River Blyth, upstream from Southwold. T ...
, its post town. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 195 and in 2018 it was estimated to be 234.
Parish church
Chediston has a
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
, dedicated to
St Mary
Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of ...
. The bulk of the current building dates from the 13th century and the 15th century, although there are traces of Norman stonework, and some Victorian restoration features, including much of the glass.
History
Chediston, mentioned in the Doomsday book 1086 also known as Cedestan, Cheddeston, Sedestane and other variations is thought to take its name from Saint Cedd (Cedd's town). Another possibility is that Cedd preached from a large glacial erattic stone (Cedd's stone) which can still be seen at Rockstone in Chediston. The parish was once administered by the Augustinian Order, based in Pentney, Norfolk, along with four other parishes.
Chediston Green
There is a dispersed settlement at Chediston Green lying about half a mile away from the church to the north. The
pub at Chediston Green, named The Duke of Wellington, is now closed and has been converted into a private dwelling.
Civil parish
Chediston shares a parish council with the nearby villages of
Linstead Magna
Linstead Magna is a civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England.
Population and civil parish
In 2005 its population was 60. It shares a civil parish council with nearby Chediston and Linstead Parva. At the 2011 Ce ...
and
Linstead Parva
Linstead Parva is a small village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. It has a small but notable 13th-century parish church, still in regular use. The village pub, The Greyhound, was already established ...
.
Notable residents
*
Walter Plumer
Walter Plumer (c. 1682–1746), of Cavendish Square and Chediston Hall, Suffolk, was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1719 and 1741.
Early life
Plumer was the eldest surviving son of John Plumer, a wealthy London ...
,
Member of Parliament
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for
Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh ( ) is a coastal town in the county of Suffolk, England. Located to the north of the River Alde. Its estimated population was 2,276 in 2019. It was home to the composer Benjamin Britten and remains the centre of the international Ald ...
Location grid
References
* https://web.archive.org/web/20101022033245/http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/chedistonandlinsteadpc
* http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SFK/Chediston/index.html
Villages in Suffolk
Civil parishes in Suffolk
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