Monument record RGD 002 - Church of St James, Little Redisham/Redisham Hall Park

Remains of St James Church, formerly parish church of Little Redisham parish.
All that remains are the lower courses of the W wall and a fragment of the N wall which stands to a height of 1.0m. These fragments are of flint rubble with no architectural details preserved. The remainder of the church is completely razed and the site is tree covered and neglected. OS ground photograph AO/62/73/1, general view from W-NW. Published survey (25 inch 1927) correct (CF Wardale FI 6/9/1962).
The church or free chapel of Little Redisham is a very small building, now in ruins, which comprised in its perfect state a nave and chancel only, without either aisles or tower. The Prior and convent of Butley were patrons of this preferment and presented to it as a separate benefice until 1450 when itwas annexed to the Rectory of Ringsfield. It is probable that the fabric soon after fell into decay, though the two livings were not consolidated until 1627; it was in ruins in 1613 (S1) (S2) (from (R1)).
Possibly the other Domesday church in Ringsfield (see Ringsfield 004 and Redisham 006) (S2).
Skeletons (3) disturbed by tree blown over October 1987. The W wall now almost turf covered. The churchyard ditch is visible as an earthwork enclosing an area 46m N-S, 55m E-W (S4).
Photograph in (S5).