St Mary's Church, Washbrook, Suffolk

Address: Washbrook, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP8 3HQ
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A remote and peaceful place

Despite being close to Ipswich, St Mary’s lies remote and peaceful at the end of a winding path amongst picturesque trees and meadows.

A Norman church rebuilt in the 14th-century, it boasts:

  • wonderful stone carvings in the chancel;
  • lovely window tracery;
  • canopied stalls;
  • a piscina, a sedilia and an Easter Sepulchre.

An 1866 restoration by Edmund Buckton Lamb provided the roofs and benches, the beautiful Victorian stained glass, and added a delightful baptistry to house the handsome 15th-century font.

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Road directions

3 miles west of Ipswich, off A1071; at roundabout take first exit, turn right into Pigeons Lane, then first left into Spring Road; church 0.5 miles on left

Public transport information

Nearest railway station: Ipswich (2.9 miles)

OS Reference No.

TM 110 426

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Useful information

Why not make your visit more enjoyable and informed by finding out more about this church and the CCT before you visit?

You can download a range of publications below including the relevant county guide, and any walk round guides we have for this church.







PDF iconSuffolk County Guide (PDF, 4.85mb)

This free of charge short guide contains details of all the churches CCT cares for in Suffolk. Printed copies of the county guide are also available at the church.

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St Mary's Church, Washbrook, Suffolk

Keyholder

If the access information for this church is listed as 'Keyholder nearby', this means that the key is kept by one of our invaluable volunteer 'keyholders', who usually live just a short walk from the church and can give visitors the key; sometimes this is a nearby hotel, pub, library, art gallery or other venue. You will find instructions explaining how to get the key when you arrive at the church.

Disabled access

Full disabled access is possible once through the Lych Gate.

Facilities

Due to the historic nature of our buildings, only a very small number of them have heating or running water meaning that they can be cold, and very rarely have toilet facilities. The lighting is usually operated via a 'push button' timer or a motion sensor. We do apologise for any inconvenience the lack of facilities may cause.