Where is All Saints Church, Icklingham?

All Saints Church, Icklingham is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP28 6PL), in the parish of Icklingham.

How do I get to All Saints Church, Icklingham?

The nearest railway station is Kennett, about 9.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode IP28 6PL.

Is All Saints Church, Icklingham a listed building?

All Saints Church, Icklingham is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.

Is All Saints Church, Icklingham a protected site?

Yes — All Saints Church, Icklingham is part of the Breckland Forest SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Breckland Farmland SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Is All Saints Church, Icklingham free to visit?

Yes, All Saints Church, Icklingham is free to enter.

How do I get to All Saints Church, Icklingham?

Drivers can navigate to postcode IP28 6PL. It sits within the West Suffolk parliamentary constituency.

Historic churches · East of England

All Saints Church, Icklingham

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All Saints Church, Icklingham — church in Icklingham, Suffolk, England, UK.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit: 30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station: Kennett · 9.3 km

Free entry

All Saints Church, Icklingham is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1301. Built in the Norman architecture style. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Icklingham, Suffolk, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.3228°, 0.6042°.

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Heritage listing

All Saints' Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Icklingham, Suffolk, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church stands in the highest point in the village, adjacent to the A1101 road between Mildenhall and Bury St Edmunds. This was formerly the ancient trackway of Icknield Way, and Icklingham is close to an important junction on this trackway.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.

Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: Breckland Forest SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest: Breckland Farmland SSSI

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

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Background

History

A Roman Christian graveyard exists in Icklingham, and a baptismal font was found on the same site. The Icklingham font is made of lead, and is visible in the British Museum. Some of the fabric in the nave is Norman dating from the 11th or 12th century. It was declared redundant in the 1970s. Since passing into the care of the Churches Conservation Trust, its roof has been re-thatched in the traditional manner.

Architecture

The south arcade has four bays carried on octagonal piers with moulded capitals. On the north and south walls is a cornice carved with a frieze containing a variety of motifs. There is a trefoil-headed piscina in the south wall of the aisle, and another in the south wall of the chancel. Also in the chancel is a double aumbry. The chancel also contains many 14th-century mosaic tiles with line-impressed decorations, dating from the 14th century. The rood screen is still partly present, and there is a door and stairs to the previous rood loft. The limestone font dates from the 14th century. It is carried on five columns, and its octagonal bowl is carved with different tracery on each face. The…

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Coordinates: 52.3228, 0.6042
County: Suffolk
District: West Suffolk
Parish: Icklingham
Postcode: IP28 6PL
Parliamentary constituency: West Suffolk
Established: 1301
Nearest railway station: Kennett — 9.3 km
Official site: www.visitchurches.org.uk

Sources

wikidata: Q4729482 (CC0)
wikipedia: All Saints' Church, Icklingham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Icklingham - Church of All Saints (2).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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