Preston St Mary

Preston St Mary
'The Six Bells' inn, Preston St. Mary
Preston St Mary Location within Suffolk
Population	177 (2011) [1]
District	Babergh
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Sudbury
Postcode district	CO10
UK Parliament	South Suffolk
List of places UK England Suffolk 52°07′N0°50′E / 52.12°N 0.84°E / 52.12; 0.84

Preston St Mary is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. Located to the north-east of Lavenham. The parish includes the hamlets of Rooksey Green and Whelp Street. In 2011 the parish had a population of 177.

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. ^[2]

Preston Hall is a 17th-century grade II* listed country house. ^[3]

An episode of Time Team was filmed in the village in 1996. ^[4]

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 13 September 2015.
2. Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST MARY (1037055)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 8 April 2014.
3. Historic England. "PRESTON HALL (1182472)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 8 April 2014.
4. "Preston St Mary, Suffolk - Treasures of the Roman Field". OV Guide. 11 February 1996. Retrieved 16 June 2014.

External links

• Village website
• Preston St Mary Vision of Britain
• St Mary's Church Suffolk Churches
• Preston St Mary 1830-1850 (Password: StMary)

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