St Peter and St Paul's Church, Lavenham

St Peter and St Paul's Church, Lavenham
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Lavenham
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Lavenham
52°6′22.83″N 0°47′29″E / 52.1063417°N 0.79139°E / 52.1063417; 0.79139
LocationLavenham
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitelavenham.church
History
DedicationSt Peter and St Paul
Associated peopleThomas Spring of Lavenham
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed
ArchitectJohn Wastell
StyleLate Perpendicular
Completed1525
Specifications
Length156 feet (48 m)
Nave width70 feet (21 m)
Height138 feet (42 m)
Bells8
Tenor bell weight21 long cwt 0 qr 7 lb (2,359 lb or 1,070 kg)
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseDiocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
ArchdeaconrySudbury
DeaneryLavenham
ParishLavenham with Preston
Clergy
RectorReverend Canon Simon Pitcher
Assistant priestReverend Elke Cattermole
Laity
Director of musicKevin Slingsby
Churchwarden(s)Paul MacLachlan,
David Deacon

St Peter and St Paul's Church, Lavenham is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Lavenham, Suffolk. It is a notable wool church and regarded as one of the finest examples of Late Perpendicular Gothic architecture in England.