Monument record LCS 018 - Church of St Margaret
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 4388 6254 (79m by 140m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM46SW |
| Civil Parish | LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Pre 1066: 3 churches + 100 acres free land.
Church of St Mary, original church pulled down (1853) except for C15 tower, which was preserved. Church rebuilt in cruciform plan, consists of chancel, N & S transepts, nave, N & S porches, W tower (S3). Details in (S1)(S2).
There is a church, probably not this one, listed in Leiston in the Domesday Survey of 1086. Two other churches are recorded, thought to refer to churches in the parishes of Aldringham and Thebeton (S4). Scarfe records this as a possible Domesday Minster (S4).
2005: 2 test holes for new underfloor heating insertion monitored in April (S5) and for subsequent underfloor lowering in Sept 2005 (S5). No medieval levels disturbed though some re-used medieval stonework recorded. Details in (S5).
Sources/Archives (5)
- <S1> SSF16083 Bibliographic reference: Pevsner N & Radcliffe E. 1974. The Buildings of England: Suffolk. 329.
- <S2> SSF3293 Bibliographic reference: Cautley H M. 1975. Suffolk Churches. 325.
- <S3> SSF7018 (No record type): Goult W, A Survey of Suffolk Parish History: E Suffolk I-Y, 1990.
- <S4> SSF50087 Bibliographic reference: Dymond D and Martin E. 1999. An Historical Atlas of Suffolk (revised edition). Scarfe N, 'Domesday Churches', 3rd ed, 1999, map 21.
- <S5> SSF52262 Unpublished document: Boulter, S.. 2005. St Margaret's., Leiston. A Record of Archaeological Work associated with the intersion of a new underfloor heating system.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Nov 14 2023 9:13AM