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The History of Thrandeston

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THRANDESTON IS a parish and scattered village, 2½ miles south from Diss station and 2 north-east from Mellis station on the Ipswich and Norwich section of the Great Eastern railway and 3 north-west from Eye, in the North Eastern division of the county, Hartismere hundred, petty sessions: division and union, Eye county court district, rural deanery of North Hartismere, archdeaconry of Suffolk and diocese of Norwich. The church of St. Margaret is a handsome building of flint with stone dressings, in the Decorated and Perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel, nave with clerestory, aisles, north and south porches and an embattled western tower containing 5 bells: the east window and four others in chancel are stained, and were erected as memorials to members of the French family: both the chancel and tower are divided from the nave by handsome carved screens: the reredos was erected in 1870 in memory of Thomas French esq: the font is ancient and there is a carved oak eagle lectern and several armorial shields to the families of Rix and Blakeby ..... [Kelly’s Directory of Suffolk, 1912 ]

The sections below will take you to what we currently have about the history of Thrandeston.

A group has been set up to explore the history of the village. The Thrandeston History Group’s aim is to research the physical and social history the village and its inhabitants.

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The Thrandeston murder.

On the 31st July 1851, in the village of Thrandeston, a young woman was stabbed, and the next day died of her wounds. The murderer was a John Mickleburgh from Thrandeston, the victim Mary Baker. This is their story .....

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