St Mary the Virgin's Church, Blundeston

St Mary the Virgin Church is located in the village of Blundeston near Lowestoft. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Lothingland, part of the archdeaconry of Norfolk, and the Diocese of Norwich.^[1]

St Mary the Virgin's Church, Blundeston
OS grid reference	TM5134597234
Location	Church Road, Blundeston, Suffolk NR32 5AX
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Churchmanship	Central Anglican
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade I
Designated	27 November 1954
Architectural type	Church
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Diocese of Norwich
Archdeaconry	Norfolk
Deanery	Lothingland
Parish	Blundeston with Flixton
Laity
Churchwarden(s)	Barbara Shaw Iris Mayes

St Mary the Virgin's Church was listed at Grade I on 27 November 1954.^[2]

History

The original building dates from the Anglo-Saxon era. The church tower has sections dating from the 11th century including the remnants of the former belfry. Other sections on the tower date from between the 15th to 16 century including the top third of the tower which was cast in redbrick. The church nave originally built in the 12th century and rebuilt in the 14th contains windows made between the 13th and 15th century The chancel of the church contains brass inscriptions from the 17th century and located over the south door the arms of Charles II dated 1673.^[2]

See also

• Grade I listed buildings in Suffolk