Preston St Mary is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in
Suffolk, England. Located to the north-east of
Lavenham
Lavenham is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is noted for its Guildhall, Little Hall, 15th-century church, half-timbered medieval cottages and circular walks. In the mediev ...
, it is part of the
Babergh district. The parish includes the
hamlets
A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a lar ...
of
Rooksey Green and
Whelp Street.
The church of St Mary dates from the 14th and 15th centuries but was rebuilt in 1868 after being struck by lightning in 1758. It is a grade I listed building.
Preston Hall is a 17th-century grade II* listed country house.
An episode of ''
Time Team
''Time Team'' is a British television programme that originally aired on Channel 4 from 16 January 1994 to 7 September 2014. It returned online in 2022 for two episodes released on YouTube. Created by television producer Tim ...
'' was filmed in the village in 1996.
References
External links
Village websitePreston St Mary
Vision of Britain
Suffolk Churches
Preston St Mary 1830-1850 (Password: StMary)
Villages in Suffolk
Babergh District
Civil parishes in Suffolk
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