History of the parish of Buxhall in the county of Suffolk; with twenty-four full-plate illustrations and a large parish map (containing all the field names) specially drawn for the work . lishedby the Government, entitled Inquisitiones Nonarnm. Buxhall.—Corn, wool,lambs. 60 acres, annual value 30s. 6d. per acre; 4 acres arable, annual value i6s. ;2 acres of meadow, annual value 4s. ; hay tithes, 20s. ; tithe of hemp and flax, annum ; offerings and small tithes belonging to the altar, wools and lambs andother offerings which amount to yearly 6 marks 6s. lod., and this is testified by th
History of the parish of Buxhall in the county of Suffolk; with twenty-four full-plate illustrations and a large parish map (containing all the field names) specially drawn for the work . lishedby the Government, entitled Inquisitiones Nonarnm. Buxhall.—Corn, wool,lambs. 60 acres, annual value 30s. 6d. per acre; 4 acres arable, annual value i6s. ;2 acres of meadow, annual value 4s. ; hay tithes, 20s. ; tithe of hemp and flax, annum ; offerings and small tithes belonging to the altar, wools and lambs andother offerings which amount to yearly 6 marks 6s. lod., and this is testified by theoaths of Rob. Cokerel John le Spense, Rob. Stre [Sturmy] Rich, de Leleseye, of thesame place. • In 1603 there was an examination of the diocese, and the followingis the finding as to Buxhall : Buxhall, Mr. George Dickenson. The number ofcommunicants, 3. No recusant of any sorte. It is a parsonage presentative, he hathno other. No such theare {, vicarages, &c.) Mr. Henry Coppinger, minister,patron. ~ The church is built principally of flint. It consists of chancel, nave, and HoUingsworths Hist, of Stovvmarket, pp. 88 and 89, compared with original Ibid. I s The Church, the Rectory, and the Parsons thereof 45 massive square tower, supported by buttresses, and contains several monumentalslabs to the Copinger and Hill families. The following description of the Church of Buxhall is taken from the Davy were notes made in 1826 and 1827 :— Square steeple, broad at bottom, and quite a strong clumsy building, five bells,clock with a dial into church, church, chancell, south porch and north vestry leaded,church roof much lower than when built. Two holy water stones, side chancel,and two broken niches where the three seats were. The church pewed uniformly,and nearly paved with brick. The church is battlemented with brick, and the chancelwith free stone. Two stone pinnacles in the chancel. There is an ancient crossbetween the two pinnacles. A pewter flaggon,
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