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Fressingfield is situated in the Waveney valley in North Suffolk and dates back to 1068. It is one of the largest parishes in Suffolk. Fressingfield's most famous son is William Sancroft (1617-1693). He was the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral and later the Archbishop of Canterbury and it was while he was the Dean of St Paul's that he oversaw Sir Christopher Wrens rebuilding of the Cathedral after the Great Fire of London in 1666. |
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Bridge cottage, one of over 55 listed building in the village. |
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The unusual shaped Baptist church. |
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The village post office. |
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The village sign situated in an area of the village known as Jubilee corner, it was here that the second water pump was built to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. |
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Pumpkins for sale, a reminder that Halloween is just around the corner. |
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A lovely thatched cottage seen from the churchyard. |
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The village water pump and war memorial. There used to be two pumps in the village but this one the "Low Pump" is the only one to survive. |
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Built in 1509 the building which is know the Fox and Goose public house was originally the Hall of the Guild of St Margaret of Anitoch and following the abolition of the Guilds the building was used as a poorhouse and a school before becoming a public house in 1710. |
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The rear of the Fox and Goose public house as it would have originally looked when it was the Guildhall. |
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The parish church of St Peter and St Paul, built around 1320. |
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