St Mary's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the

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Mildenhall, Suffolk Mildenhall is a market town and civil parish in Suffolk, England. The town is near the A11 and is located north-west of Ipswich, the county town.Ordnance Survey (2006). ''OS Explorer Map 226 - Ely & Newmarket''. . The large Royal Air Force stati ...

History

The church is mostly 14th century. Simon Jenkins awarded the church 4 stars in his 'England's Thousand Best Churches'.

Memorials

* Sir Henry Barton, Lord Mayor of London 1416 and 1428. Cenotaph. South aisle. *Sir Henry North (d.1620) alabaster tomb chest with effigies of him and his family. South aisle. *Roger North, d.1651 and Thomasina North, d.1661. Wall tablets *Sir Henry North (d.1671) . Wall tablet. Chancel arch. *Sir Henry Warner (d.1617) and Edward Warner, and to Mary Warner (d.1601). Wall tablet. Chancel. *William Coe (diarist) (d.1729). A floor slab in the vestry. *Henry Bunbury (d.1722). Wall tablet. South aisle. *Revd. John Hunt (d.1736). Wall tablet. Chancel.

Parish status

The Parish of Mildenhall is part of the Mildenhall Team Ministry, along with the Parishes of: *St Mary the Virgin's Church, Barton Mills *St John's Church, Beck Row with Kenny Hill *St Laurence & St Peter's Church, Eriswell *St Andrew's Church, Freckenham *St Ethelbert's Church, Herringswell *St James's Church, Icklingham *St Christopher's Church, Red Lodge *St Mary & St Andrew's Church, Tuddenham with Cavenham *St Andrew's Church, Cavenham *St Peter's Church, West Row *All Saints' Church, Worlington

Bells

The church has a ring of 10 bells with the largest 8 bells cast at the

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by Mears & Stainbank between 1887 and 1913. The ring was augmented to 10 with addition of 2 new trebles in 1946 cast by

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in celebration of peace for the end of the

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. The bells hang in steel & cast iron frame made by Mears & Stainbank and installed at the same time as the bells 4 to 9 were rehung in 1914. The tower is affiliated to the Suffolk Guild of Ringers.

Organ

The church has a two manual pipe organ dating from 1865 by Father

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. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

References

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