| St Botolph's Chapel, Botesdale | |
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| 52°20′34″N1°00′22″E / 52.34284°N 1.00622°E | |
| OS grid reference | TM 04877 75890 |
| Location | Chapel Lane, Botesdale, Suffolk, IP22 1RG |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Churchmanship | Central Anglican |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | Circa 14th Century |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 29 July 1955 |
| Architectural type | Chapel of ease |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
| Clergy | |
| Priest in charge | Christopher Norburn |
St Botolph's Chapel is located in Botesdale, Suffolk. Built as a chapel of ease for the parish church of St Mary's Church, Redgrave, it now serves as the parish church, since St Mary's was declared redundant in 2004. [1] It is a Grade II* listed building. [2]
The earliest reference to the chapel was in a court roll in 1338, but in c. 1470 the chapel was converted to a chantry using land and property left by John Sheriffe. [3]
In 1547 the chapel passed to the Crown following the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and in 1576 the chapel building was converted to use as a grammar school founded by Sir Nicholas Bacon. It closed as a school in 1878, reverting to use as a chapel of ease in 1883. [1] [2]
