St Peter's Church, Henley

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St Peter's Church, Henley
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St Peter's Church, Henley
Location in Suffolk
52°07′05″N1°09′06″E / 52.1181°N 1.1516°E / 52.1181; 1.1516
OS grid reference TM158,513
LocationChurch Lane, Henley, Suffolk IP6 0QT
CountryEngland
Denomination Anglican
Churchmanship Central Anglican
Website https://claydonchurches.com
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated9 December 1955
Architectural type Church
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Archdeaconry Ipswich
Deanery Bosmere
Parish Henley
Clergy
Priest in charge Tracey Caswell
Priest(s) Cathy Austin
Laity
Churchwarden(s) Richard Self
Sarah Hazelwood

St Peter's Church is located in the village of Henley near Ipswich. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Gipping Valley deanery, part of the archdeaconry of Ipswich, and the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. [1]

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History

The Church is a Grade 1 listed building [2] in the village of Henley.

The building includes features dating from the 13th century such as the south door of the church [2] through to more modern work including a nineteenth century addition of a parish room.

The tower contains a ring of eight bells dating from between 1480 and 1902. In 1972 the frames were renovated and the bells rehung. An additional bell for the clock on the tower was installed in 1976 previously having been held in a church at Ubbeston. [2]

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References

  1. "Listing on A Church Near You". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Building listing status". British listed buildings. Retrieved 2 January 2017.