Stowlangtoft | |
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![]() Church of St George | |
Location within
Suffolk | |
Population | 270 (2005)
[1] 228 (2011) [2] |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Bury St Edmunds |
Postcode district | IP31 |
Police | Suffolk |
Fire | Suffolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
Stowlangtoft is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England two miles south-east from Ixworth. Located around five miles north-east of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 270. [1]
The village, originally just Stow, was held by the de Languetot family in the early 13th century. [3]
For all of Stowlangtoft's small size, St George's is within the group classed as "Great Churches". Simon Jenkins included it in his book England's Thousand Best Churches. [4] The church was built as a single construction project in the late 14th century and barely changed until the restoration work undertaken in the 19th century. The church is in the decorated and later English styles; the chancel contains several richly-carved stalls and monuments to members of the family of D'Ewes. [5] The church and parsonage-house are located on what was once the site of a Roman encampment. [5] Peter Tillemans, one of the founders of the English school of sporting painting, was buried in St George's on 7 December 1734. [6]
Samuel Rickards was rector here for several decades in the mid nineteenth century. [4]
At some point after the Dissolution of the monasteries, St George's acquired six 14th-century misericords. It is not clear where these misericords originated, but possible candidates are Thetford Priory or Bury Abbey. [7]
Sir Symonds D'Ewes, Bart., the eminent antiquary, lived in Stowlangtoft Hall. [5] The Hall was rebuilt in 1859 for Fuller Maitland Wilson. [8]
In 2011 a gruesome-looking tree in the grounds the hall attracted public attention. [8]
Media related to
Stowlangtoft at Wikimedia Commons
Stowlangtoft | |
---|---|
![]() Church of St George | |
Location within
Suffolk | |
Population | 270 (2005)
[1] 228 (2011) [2] |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Bury St Edmunds |
Postcode district | IP31 |
Police | Suffolk |
Fire | Suffolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
Stowlangtoft is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England two miles south-east from Ixworth. Located around five miles north-east of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 270. [1]
The village, originally just Stow, was held by the de Languetot family in the early 13th century. [3]
For all of Stowlangtoft's small size, St George's is within the group classed as "Great Churches". Simon Jenkins included it in his book England's Thousand Best Churches. [4] The church was built as a single construction project in the late 14th century and barely changed until the restoration work undertaken in the 19th century. The church is in the decorated and later English styles; the chancel contains several richly-carved stalls and monuments to members of the family of D'Ewes. [5] The church and parsonage-house are located on what was once the site of a Roman encampment. [5] Peter Tillemans, one of the founders of the English school of sporting painting, was buried in St George's on 7 December 1734. [6]
Samuel Rickards was rector here for several decades in the mid nineteenth century. [4]
At some point after the Dissolution of the monasteries, St George's acquired six 14th-century misericords. It is not clear where these misericords originated, but possible candidates are Thetford Priory or Bury Abbey. [7]
Sir Symonds D'Ewes, Bart., the eminent antiquary, lived in Stowlangtoft Hall. [5] The Hall was rebuilt in 1859 for Fuller Maitland Wilson. [8]
In 2011 a gruesome-looking tree in the grounds the hall attracted public attention. [8]
Media related to
Stowlangtoft at Wikimedia Commons