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St Botolphs Church
Hob Uid: 391976
Location : Suffolk East Suffolk Iken
Grid Ref : TM4120756636
Summary : The Norman church of St Botolph consisted of a nave and chancel, the latter replaced in the 13th or 14th centuries. A West tower and South porch were added in the 15th century, and the chancel was first shortened and then restored to its original size, in the 19th and 20th centuries. In 1968 the thatched roof caught fire and the roof was destroyed, but the remaining walls are in a good state of preservation.Excavations in 1977 revealed a large fragment of a 9th or 10th century cross shaft incorporated in the Norman fabric, and pre-Norman graves and a timber building on a different alignment. This may be strong confirmatory evidence that Iken is the location of St Botolph's monastery of Icanhoe (TM45NW10). Romano-British pottery and Middle Saxon occupation was also found.
More information : (TM 4120 5664) St Botloph's Church (C of E) (1) Church of St Botoloph. Norman and later Medieval work survives. Severaly damaged by fire in 1968. Foundations excavated during 1977. Listed Grade II, full historical and architectural details given in authority. (2-4)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : 1:2500 1974
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : DOE (HHR) District of Suffolk Coastal, 1984
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Source Number : 3
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Source details : West S E and Scarfe N
Page(s) : 279-300
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Vol(s) : 35, 1984

Source Number : 4
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type :
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

Monument Period Name : Early Medieval
Display Date : Mid-Saxon
Monument End Date : 869
Monument Start Date : 650
Monument Type :
Evidence : Find

Monument Period Name : Early Medieval
Display Date : Mid or Late Saxon
Monument End Date : 1066
Monument Start Date : 650
Monument Type : Cemetery, Building, Monastery, Minster, Church
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit, Conjectural Evidence

Monument Period Name : Early Medieval
Display Date : C9 or 10
Monument End Date : 999
Monument Start Date : 800
Monument Type : Cross
Evidence : Find, Architectural Component

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Norman
Monument End Date : 1070
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Church
Evidence : Ruined Building

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : C13 or 14
Monument End Date : 1399
Monument Start Date : 1200
Monument Type : Church
Evidence : Ruined Building

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : West tower and porch
Monument End Date : 1499
Monument Start Date : 1400
Monument Type : Church
Evidence : Ruined Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Post Medieval
Monument End Date : 1901
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Church
Evidence : Ruined Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : 20th Century
Monument End Date : 2000
Monument Start Date : 1901
Monument Type : Church
Evidence : Ruined Building

Components and Objects:

Period : Roman
Component Monument Type :
Object Type : VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery

Period : Early Medieval
Component Monument Type :
Object Type : VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery

Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : 56565
External Cross Reference Notes :

External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 285153
External Cross Reference Notes :

External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TM 45 NW 12
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Related Warden Records :

Associated Monuments :
Relationship type : General association

Related Activities :

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1977-01-01
End Date : 1977-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY
Start Date : 2010-01-01
End Date : 2010-12-31

Historic England Research Records

St Botolphs Church