Church of St Mary, Huntingfield | |
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52°19′02″N1°25′35″E / 52.3171°N 1.4264°E | |
Location | Church Road, Huntingfield, Suffolk, IP19 0PR |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Central |
History | |
Status | Active |
Dedication | St Mary the Virgin |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Parish church |
Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
Designated | 7 December 1966 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Suffolk |
Deanery | Waveney and Blyth |
Parish | Huntingfield |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | The Rt Revd Norman Banks ( AEO ) |
Priest in charge | Interregnum |
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Church of England parish church in Huntingfield, Suffolk. The church is a grade I listed building. It is noted for its highly decorated ceiling.
The church dates to the Medieval period. The nave contains a 12th-century window opening. The chancel dates to the 13th or 14th century. The tower dates to the 15th century. [1]
The arched nave ceiling is highly decorated with paintings. [1] It was painted by Mildred Holland during the 19th century when her husband, William Holland, was the church's rector. [2] Norman Scarfe notes that "between 1859 and 1882 that over £2,000 was spent on the church". [2] The church was altered during the Victorian restoration in 1858 to 1859 and in 1896 to 1906. [1]
On 7 December 1966, the church was designated a grade I listed building. [1]
St Mary's is part of the Benefice of Heveningham with Ubbeston, Huntingfield and Cookley in the Archdeaconry of Suffolk of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. [3] The church stands in the Central tradition of the Church of England. [3]
As the parish rejects the ordination of women, it receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Richborough (currently Norman Banks). [4]
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