Preston St Mary
Encyclopedia
Preston St Mary is a village and civil parish
in Suffolk
, England
. Located to the north-east of Lavenham
, it is part of the Babergh
district. The parish includes the hamlets
of Rooksey Green
and Whelp Street
.
An episode of Time Team
was filmed in the village in 1996.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Located to the north-east of Lavenham
Lavenham
Lavenham is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. It is noted for its 15th century church, half-timbered medieval cottages and circular walk. In the medieval period it was among the 20 wealthiest settlements in England...
, it is part of the Babergh
Babergh
Babergh is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council headquarters is based in Hadleigh, whilst its largest town is Sudbury.The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Borough of Sudbury, Hadleigh urban district, Cosford Rural District, Melford Rural District and...
district. The parish includes the hamlets
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
of Rooksey Green
Rooksey Green
Rooksey Green is a hamlet in the parish of Preston St Mary, in the Babergh District in the English County of Suffolk.- Other nearby settlements :Other nearby settlements include the villages of Cockfield, Lavenham and Thorpe Morieux....
and Whelp Street
Whelp Street
Whelp Street is a hamlet in the parish of Preston St Mary, in the Babergh District in the English County of Suffolk.- Other nearby settlements :Other nearby settlements include the villages of Kettlebaston, Lavenham and Brent Eleigh....
.
An episode of Time Team
Time Team
Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on Channel 4 since 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented by actor Tony Robinson, each episode features a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig over a period of three days, with Robinson explaining...
was filmed in the village in 1996.
External links
- Village website
- Preston St Mary Vision of Britain
- St Mary's Church Suffolk Churches