Monument record PTR 008 - Loudham Church ; Loudham Hall
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 3106 5412 (104m by 100m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM35SW |
| Civil Parish | PETTISTREE, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Site of Loudham Church (dedication unknown). Status: rectory. Domesday Book 1086: Lands of Gilbert, Bishop of Evreux: 'In Ludham ... a church with 60 acres.' (S1).
Listed in the Norwich Taxation of 1254 (S2).
Parsonage surrendered 1591 (S3).
Site known, destroyed 1591 (S4).
'Loudham ... whose well-endowed church long stood as a picturesque ruin in the park in front of the Hall'. (S5).
May 1988: Sited to area of TM 311 541 by owner, who has reputedly seen flint foundations there. Much human bone, including skulls, found during digging (?re-digging) ha-ha a few years ago, from TM 3095 5404 and TM 3105 5412, presumably church cemetery. Previous church location given as TM 308 541 approximately, examined and no evidence of any building found (S6). Church and `Chappel Yd' shown on an estate map of 1738 by John Kirby; church shown on an estate map of 1786 by Isaac Johnson (S7). 1555 `church not used'; 1609 `church a hayhouse, steeple a dovehouse used by owners of Hall' (S8).
Sources/Archives (10)
- <R1> SSF21548 (No record type): SRO (Ipswich), Map & View 1786, HD 80/1/1/50.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: site report, map, extract from (S7).
- <S1> SSF54455 Bibliographic reference: 1911. Victoria County History, Suffolk (VCH). 526.
- <S2> SSF12139 (No record type): Norwich and Norfolk Archaeological Society, 17.
- <S3> SSF50037 Bibliographic reference: Copinger W A. Manors of Suffolk. Copinger W A, Suffolk Records 4, 1904.
- <S4> SSF11482 (No record type): Morley C A, A Check List of sacred bldgs of Suff, PSIA, 19 (2), 199.
- <S5> SSF21046 (No record type): Scarfe N, The Suffolk Landscape, 1972, 143.
- <S6> SSF18089 (No record type): SAU (Newman J), site report, PTR 008, 1988.
- <S7> SSF1249 (No record type): Blatchly J and Eden P, Isaac Johnson of Woodbridge, 1754-1835, 1979, 26.
- <S8> SSF248 (No record type): Anon, Pettistree - Deben Valley Place Names, n.d. but 1980s, 10.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 22 1996 12:00AM