ST MARY. Mostly Dec. The W tower has a pretty front with two niches flanking a circular window with a quatrefoil. Dec N nave and (less good) S aisle windows. Interesting E window with reticulation, in which, however, the top reticulation motif is wilfully replaced by a circle enclosing three cusped spherical triangles. Inside, the window is flanked by niches. Tall gabled s porch of the same date (side windows with Y-tracery). The S arcade has the typical C14 octagonal piers and double-chamfered arches. Tomb recess in the N wall. Perp clerestory and hammerbeam roof. - PLATE. Cup and Paten 1626.
TUDDENHAM ST MARY. It is a village near Mildenhall with old houses by its green and a 14th century church which is a fine example of its period although a little forlorn within. The massive 14th century font is still here and one of the five bells rang out in Elizabeth’s reign. A small tributary of the River Lark flows by a picturesque old mill, still working, and Tuddenham Fen is well known to lovers of nature.
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