THE HUNDRED LANES
Suffolk’s ancient Anglo-Saxon borders.
Boundaries between ancient Suffolk land divisions still exist in the form of Hundred Lanes. Their ditches still carve through the landscape and can be walked even now, …
Suffolk’s ancient Anglo-Saxon borders.
Boundaries between ancient Suffolk land divisions still exist in the form of Hundred Lanes. Their ditches still carve through the landscape and can be walked even now, …
Hoxne: killing-place of King Edmund?
The death of Edmund, king of East Anglia, is recorded by his chronicler Abbo as occurring at Hægelisdun. His burial was at a place called Sutton.
There are a few contenders …
Rare depictions of the sacral king.
The thatched church of St Mary at Thornham Parva, six miles south of Diss, houses one of Suffolk’s rarest treasures.
This tiny, unprepossessing Saxon church is …
Suffolk’s atmospheric Old Minster.
East Anglia’s second Minster is nowadays a remote ruin. Shrouded by trees and surrounded by rolling fields, it has a particularly ancient air. Isolated and brooding, the …
Rendlesham was the likely first royal town of the powerful Wuffinga Saxon royal dynasty. Edmund, the last native king of king of East Anglia, may have also been the last …
Iken is one of the most sacred places in Suffolk. The lonely church, jutting out into the widening Alde estuary, has a strong spirit of place, yet is also remote. …
Sutton Hoo is one of the country’s most significant archaeological sites, and the jewel in the crown of Secret Suffolk. A visit here is almost essential.
From 450 onwards the East …
The Anglo-Saxon village at West Stow is an atmospheric recreation of an early Saxon community. But settlement in the area dates back to the Mesolithic.
Along with the area around the …
Clare is a small, ancient town on the River Stour. Its history is rich and varied, dating back to prehistory. But of particular interest is the enigmatic earthwork known as …
Hartest is a small village south of Bury, located in a deep dale. At the north end of the village’s large green is a limestone boulder with an interesting past.
A …
The A12’s bisection of Blythburgh could easily destroy any atmosphere this important village might retain. But walking down Church Road, a sense of expectation builds. Then the roar of traffic …
A wodewose (derived from the Old English wudu – wood or forest) is a ‘wild man’; a hairy forest-dwelling embodiment of nature, closely linked in its symbolism to the green …
The flint round-towered churches of Suffolk are some of its most enigmatic and atmospheric. Sometimes remote and isolated, often hidden from view behind a screen of trees, these towers loom out …