St Mary's Church, Stoke-by-Nayland

St Mary's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England[1] in Stoke-by-Nayland.

St Mary's Church, Stoke-by-Nayland
St Mary's Church, Stoke-by-Nayland
51°59′22.01″N 0°53′28.77″E
Location	Stoke-by-Nayland
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	St Mary
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I listed
Specifications
Length	168 feet (51 m)
Height	120 feet (37 m)
Administration
Parish	Stoke-by-Nayland
Deanery	Hadleigh
Archdeaconry	Ipswich
Diocese	Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich

History

The earliest parts of the church date from the late 13th century or early 14th century and comprise the south porch, St Edmund's Chapel (ca. 1318) and some of the aisle wall. The remainder was rebuilt in the 15th century

The church is noted for the south porch with its groin vaulted roof, restored carved bosses . and priests chamber above. The South door is a Jesse tree, carved with figures, birds and insects.

Memorials

The church has a number of 15th century brasses and a wall monument to Sir Francis Mannock, 1st Baronet, of Giffords Hall (d 1634).

Parish status

The church is in a group of parishes which includes:

• St Matthew's Church, Leavenheath
• St Mary's Church, Polstead

Organ

The church has a two manual pipe organ the origins of which are from an organ of around 1834 by Gray. There has been subsequent renovations and alterations by Gray and Davison, Henry Jones, Rayson and Bishop and Son. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[2]

Bells

The tower contains 8 bells with a tenor weight of 22cwt in D. Details on the bells as follows:

Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning
1	5-1-2	1177.4	D	29.00"	1956	John Taylor & Co	F	N
2	5-1-21	1112.6	C#	29.88"	1956	John Taylor & Co	F	N
3	6-1-15	985.2	B	32.13"	1956	John Taylor & Co	F	N
4	7-0-23	875.6	A	35.00"	1725	Thomas Gardiner	Y	Y
5	9-3-18	778.8	G	38.38"	c1499†	? John Sturdy	Y	Y
6	14-0-0	739.0	F#	42.38"	c1380†	(unidentified)	R	Y
7	15-1-24	653.8	E	45.75"	1699	Henry Pleasant	Y	Y
8	22-0-12	582.2	D	52.00"	1811	Thomas II Mears	R	Y

References

1. The Buildings of England: Suffolk: Nikolaus Pevsner.
2. http://npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=N13234