Preston St Mary is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the
Babergh district, in the county of
Suffolk
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, England. Located to the north-east of
Lavenham
Lavenham is a village, civil parish and Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward in the Babergh District, Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is noted for its Lavenham Guildhall, Guildhall, Little ...
. The parish includes the
hamlets
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of
Rooksey Green and
Whelp Street. In 2011 the parish had a population of 177.
The
Church of St Mary dates from the 14th and 15th centuries but was rebuilt in 1868 after being struck by lightning in 1758. It is a grade I listed building.
Preston Hall is a 17th-century grade II* listed country house.
An episode of ''
Time Team
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'' was filmed in the village in 1996.
References
External links
Village websitePreston St Mary
Vision of Britain
Suffolk Churches
Preston St Mary 1830-1850 (Password: StMary)
Villages in Suffolk
Babergh District
Civil parishes in Suffolk
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