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Kedington
Kedington
	Church of St Peter and St Paul, Kedington
	Kedington Location within Suffolk
Population	1,849 (2011)
Shire county	Suffolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Haverhill
Postcode district	CB9
Dialling code	01440
	List of places UK England Suffolk 52°05′35″N 0°29′13″E / 52.093°N 0.487°E

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Kedington is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England, located between the towns of Clare and Haverhill in the south-west of Suffolk.

History

Known as Kidituna in the Domesday Book (1086), there were 280 people living there at that time. Part of it was formerly in Essex. The puritan, Thomas Barnardiston studied under Calvin in Geneva during the reign of Queen Mary I, but returned to Kedington after the accession of Queen Elizabeth I in 1558 and the consequent Elizabethan Religious Settlement.^[1]

Church of St Peter and St Paul

Kedington's church, St Peter and St Paul, is one of the historical treasures of East Anglia, dating from the late 13th century. However, the church is built on top of a Roman villa, the remains of which can be viewed under small trap doors located in the pews towards the back of the nave. There is an Anglo-Saxon stone cross located above the altar on the east wall of the church. This was found near to the church and is believed to be from a church dating from Saxon times. Kedington comes in the top rank of small English churches and is renowned for its unmodernised interior and Barnardiston tombs. John Betjeman understandably christened Kedington ' a village Westminster Abbey'.

The Anglican minister, Samuel Fairclough (1594-1677) was born nearby in Haverhill and was appointed rector in 1629. However in 1662, following the Archbishop of Canterburypassage of the Act of Uniformity, Fairclough was ejected for non-conformity^[2] and replaced by John Tillotson (1630-1694), who served in the role 1663-1664 and went on to become Archbishop of Canterbury.

Notable residents

Samuel Fairclough (1594-1677), nonconformist divine and Rector of Kedington 1629-1662
John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1691 to 1694 and Rector of Kedington 1663-1664.
Philip Skippon (1641-1691), traveller, writer, diarist, landowner and Member of Parliament for Dunwich.
Peter Wildy (1920-1987), Virologist and Chair of Pathology at the University of Cambridge.

References

^ "Sir Thomas Barnardiston". geni_family_tree. Geni.com. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^ Page, Augustine (1644). A topographical and genealogical history of the County of Suffolk. Ipswich: Frederick Pawsey.

Niklaus Mikaelson, Suffolk, in The Buildings of England series

External links

Media related to Kedington at Wikimedia Commons

Photos of the church

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[TB_at_GFT-1] "Sir Thomas Barnardiston". geni_family_tree. Geni.com. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

[Page_topogene_Suffolk-2] Page, Augustine (1644). A topographical and genealogical history of the County of Suffolk. Ipswich: Frederick Pawsey.

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+[[File:Kedington Village Sign.jpg|thumb|Kedington Village Sign]]
-'''Kedington''' is a village located between [[Clare, Suffolk|Clare]] and [[Haverhill, Suffolk|Haverhill]] in south-west [[Suffolk]].
+'''Kedington''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[West Suffolk (district)|West Suffolk]] district of [[Suffolk]] in eastern England, located between the towns of [[Clare, Suffolk|Clare]] and [[Haverhill, Suffolk|Haverhill]] in the south-west of [[Suffolk]].
+==History==
-Known as Kidituna in the ''[[Domesday Book]]'' (1086), there were 280 people living there at that time.
+Known as Kidituna in the ''[[Domesday Book]]'' (1086), there were 280 people living there at that time. Part of it was formerly in [[Essex]]. The [[puritan]], [[Sir Thomas Barnardiston (puritan)|Thomas Barnardiston]] studied under [[John Calvin|Calvin]] in [[Geneva]] during the reign of [[Queen Mary I]], but returned to Kedington after the accession of [[Queen Elizabeth I]] in 1558 and the consequent [[Elizabethan Religious Settlement]].<ref name="TB at GFT">{{cite web |title=Sir Thomas Barnardiston |url=https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-Thomas-Barnardiston/6000000002116376820 |website=geni_family_tree |publisher=Geni.com |access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref>
+==Church of St Peter and St Paul==
-Kedington's church, St Peter and St Paul, is one of the historical treasures of East Anglia, dating from the late 13th century. However, the church is built on top of a Roman villa, the remains of which can be viewed under small trap doors located in the pews towards the back of the nave. There is an Anglo-Saxon stone cross located above the altar on the east wall of the church. This was found near to the church and is believed to be from a church dating from Saxon times. Kedington comes in the top rank of small English churches and is renowned for its unmodernised interior and Barnardiston tombs. [[John Betjeman]] understandably christened Kedington ' a village [[Westminster Abbey]]'. The 17th century [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] [[John Tillotson]] was rector of Kedington prior to his elevation.
+Kedington's church, St Peter and St Paul, is one of the historical treasures of East Anglia, dating from the late 13th century. However, the church is built on top of a Roman villa, the remains of which can be viewed under small trap doors located in the pews towards the back of the nave. There is an Anglo-Saxon stone cross located above the altar on the east wall of the church. This was found near to the church and is believed to be from a church dating from Saxon times. Kedington comes in the top rank of small English churches and is renowned for its unmodernised interior and Barnardiston tombs. [[John Betjeman]] understandably christened Kedington ' a village [[Westminster Abbey]]'.
+The Anglican minister, [[Samuel Fairclough]] (1594-1677) was born nearby in [[Haverhill, Suffolk|Haverhill]] and was appointed rector in 1629. However in 1662, following the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]passage of the [[Act of Uniformity 1662|Act of Uniformity]], Fairclough was ejected for [[Nonconformist (Protestantism)|non-conformity]]<ref name="Page topogene Suffolk">{{cite book |last1=Page |first1=Augustine |title=A topographical and genealogical history of the County of Suffolk |date=1644 |publisher=Frederick Pawsey |location=Ipswich |url=https://archive.org/details/topographicalgen00pageuoft/page/n9/mode/2up?q=Kedington}}</ref> and replaced by [[John Tillotson]] (1630-1694), who served in the role 1663-1664 and went on to become  [[Archbishop of Canterbury]].
+==Notable residents==
+*[[Samuel Fairclough]] (1594-1677), nonconformist [[Anglicanism#Anglican divines|divine]] and Rector of Kedington 1629-1662
+*[[John Tillotson]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] from 1691 to 1694 and Rector of Kedington 1663-1664.
+*[[Philip Skippon (1641–1691)|Philip Skippon]] (1641-1691), traveller, writer, diarist, landowner and [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Dunwich (UK Parliament constituency)|Dunwich]].
+*[[Peter Wildy]] (1920-1987), Virologist and Chair of Pathology at the [[University of Cambridge]].
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-* [[Nikolaus Pevsner]], Suffolk, in ''The Buildings of England'' series
+* Niklaus Mikaelson, Suffolk, in ''The Buildings of England'' series
 ==External links==
-{{Commons category|Kedington}}
+{{Commons category-inline|Kedington}}
 *[http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/kedington.htm Photos of the church]
+{{West Suffolk|state=expanded}}
+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:Villages in Suffolk]]
+[[Category:Civil parishes in Suffolk]]
+[[Category:Borough of St Edmundsbury]]
 {{Suffolk-geo-stub}}
-{{UK-church-stub}}

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Towns	Brandon Bury St Edmunds Clare Haverhill Mildenhall Newmarket
Civil parishes	Ampton Bardwell Barnardiston Barnham Barningham Barrow Barton Mills Beck Row, Holywell Row and Kenny Hill Bradfield Combust with Stanningfield Bradfield St Clare Bradfield St George Brockley Cavendish Cavenham Chedburgh Chevington Coney Weston Cowlinge Culford Dalham Denham Denston Depden Elveden Eriswell Euston Exning Fakenham Magna Flempton Fornham All Saints Fornham St Genevieve Fornham St Martin Freckenham Gazeley Great Barton Great Bradley Great Livermere Great Thurlow Great Whelnetham Great Wratting Hargrave Hawkedon Hawstead Hengrave Hepworth Herringswell Higham Honington Hopton Horringer Hundon Icklingham Ickworth Ingham Ixworth Ixworth Thorpe Kedington Kentford Knettishall Lackford Lakenheath Lidgate Little Bradley Little Livermere Little Thurlow Little Whelnetham Little Wratting Market Weston Moulton Nowton Ousden Pakenham Poslingford Rede Red Lodge Risby Rushbrooke with Rougham Santon Downham Sapiston Stansfield Stanton Stoke-by-Clare Stradishall Thelnetham The Saxhams Timworth Troston Tuddenham West Row Westley West Stow Whepstead Wickhambrook Withersfield Wixoe Wordwell Worlington
Grade I listed buildings	Coldham Hall St Edmundsbury Cathedral St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds Northgate House Bury St Edmunds Guildhall Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds St Mary the Virgin's Church, Cavendish Clare Priory St Peter and St Paul's Church, Clare Ancient House, Clare Hengrave Hall All Saints' Church, Icklingham Ickworth House The Iron Bridge, Culford Park St Mary's Church, Mildenhall St Andrew's Church, Sapiston All Saints Church, Wordwell
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