Benchmark - St Peter - South Elmham St Peter, Suffolk
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N 52° 24.681 E 001° 25.988
31U E 393426 N 5807945
Cut benchmark on the south west corner of St Peter's church tower, South Elmham St Peter.
Waymark Code: WM11PZT
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/30/2019
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Cut benchmark on the south west corner of St Peter's church tower, South Elmham St Peter.
|
Square |
Easting |
Northing |
Mark type |
Description |
Height |
Order |
Datum |
Verified year |
Metres above ground |
|
TM |
3357 |
8480 |
CUT MARK |
ST PETERS CH W ANG TWR SW FACE |
37.918 |
3 |
'N' |
1968 |
0.400 |
"The tiny Church of St Peter is one of the 11 ancient churches situated in a sparsely populated area known as “The Saints”, south of Bungay. According to the census of 1841 the population of the parish of St. Peter was 91 souls whilst in 1985 it had decreased to 30 souls in 11 households.
The earliest incumbent known was Joes de Uflet in 1328. The church was then probably part of the ruined Minster at St. Margaret South Elmham, traditionally founded by Bishop Felix in the C7th. The unwritten history of the site goes back further, probably to a Roman camp used by Saxon tribes.
The church tower was probably built in the C14th, and the fine Norman doorway was the remains of canopied brackets. The nave has a good timbered roof and carved cornice. There are three bells hung in the tower and two of them were certainly cast by William Dawe in 1385. There are believed to be only 24 of his bells in existence. Two of St Peter’s bells are probably unique in that they bear Dawe’s trademark – a medallion upon which are two birds."
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