The church of St. John the Baptist is a beautiful small flint, stone, and brick structure,
with a round tower containing two bells.
This lovely church lies in the fields, close by the ancient site of Onehouse Hall and is a quarter of a mile's walk, cycle, or bumpy drive from the nearest road.
There was a church here in Saxon times, as recorded in the Domesday Book, but the present church is thought to have started its life during the great Norman build and rebuild period following the Conquest. Archaeologists now date the present building as 14th Century.
The sense of timelessness extends to the small graveyard, with its scattering of mainly 19th century headstones. By the western hedge, a beautifully cut stone is inscribed with initials and the date 1846. You can't help thinking that not much has changed here since then. In fact, that wouldn't be correct. By the 1990s, the tower had become unsafe, so it was reduced by two thirds in height, and then partly built up again with modern battlements.
The entire church is heavily Victorianised, the work of the then Diocesan Architect Herbert Green . There are some roundels of what appears to be earlier continental glass in the west window.
The above text contains excerpts from Simon Knott's excellent website www.suffolkchurches.co.uk , with grateful thanks.
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