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The Good Shepherd owes its existence to Revd Samuel Andrew, vicar of nearby Tideswell in the late 19th century.

The church is placed on a small rise.

A superb late 11th century church with a stained glass window by Charles Kempe in the Saxon tower and a fine marble tomb of Sir Christopher Wray, Chief Justice of England during Elizabeth I's reign, with his wife and children.

It is likely that the earliest church on this site was a Welsh church, dedicated to St Freit (which is Celtic for St Bridget or Bride, hence its name today).

Built on a prominent hillside at the heart of the village that was created at the same time, St Mary's was designed, built and given to the parish by the eminent Victorian architect, George Edmund Street, in memory of his second wife. It was consecrated in 1879.

Situated at the highest point within the village, enables you to get the most fantastic views of the Lincolnshire Wolds, the Viking Way and the rolling countryside.

St Mary's stands on high ground above its very pretty village, which prospered during the late medieval cloth making boom.

A project to repair gutters.

Another Suffolk church in a superb setting, St Mary's is set on a hill, away from the road, overlooking the valley of the River Box.

There has been a chapel on this site since 1835.

A beautiful Norman church, partly medieval including tower with belfry windows and three bells dating from 1687.

Opened in 1930 by Archbishop Downey of Liverpool, who described the building as ‘a miracle of beauty’.