St Mary’s was largely built in one period around 1417-1545, funded by bequests including a generous one from a local twill weaver to help build the tower, remarkably by hand 1448-63. But it was the town’s greatest benefactor, Elizabethan lawyer, Thomas Seckford who extended the north aisle to form a chapel in the 1560s.

The Domesday Book records in 1086 that in ‘Wodebryge’ there was‘A church with 19 acres’.

A great English church that sailors use as a focal point when sailing up the river Deben.

The tower is one of Suffolk’s biggest, bold and dramatic and the stained glass is beautiful.

A leaflet and a full guide are available in the church.

Contact: St. Mary’s Church, 11 Market Hill, IP12 4LP
Telephone: 0194 388820
www.stmaryswoodbridge.org