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The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk: Volume 1. Originally published by WS Crowell, Ipswich, 1846.

Citation:

Alfred Suckling, 'South Elmham, St Nicholas', in The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk: Volume 1( Ipswich, 1846), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/suffolk-history-antiquities/vol1/pp227-229 [accessed 3 December 2024].

St. Nicholas South Elmham

was consolidated and united with Saint Margaret's, July 27th, 1362, by Thomas Ayreminne, Bishop of Norwich, from which it was afterwards severed, and finally consolidated with All Saints, December the 8th, 1737. (fn. 26)

An estate, consisting of about sixteen acres, in the parishes of St. Nicholas and St. James in South Elmham, was purchased in 1640 of John Sutton, by the inhabitants of Aldeburgh, in Norfolk, and conveyed by them, by deed to feoffees, to the intent that the said feoffees, their heirs, &c., should at all times employ the rents and profits, yearly, arising from the premises, to the only benefit and behalf of the inhabitants within the said parish: the time for distribution to be left to the discretion of the said feoffees. Annual produce stated to amount to £15, subject to the land-tax and other deductions. (fn. 27)

The church of St. Nicholas, which has long been ruinated, was taxed at nine marks. (fn. 28)

Rectors of St. Nicholas South Elmham.



Rectors.	Date.	Patrons.
Clement de Peckham	1308	The Bishop.
Thomas de Campania	1311	Id.
Joēs de Reynes	1314	Id.
Simon Swafham	1322	Id.
Gasc. de Islyngton	1322	Id.
Joēs de Swathefd	1331	Id.
Joēs de Briggewauser	1332	Id.
Roger de Stow	1338	Id.
John de Warsop	1341	Id.
Simon de West Warden	1345	Id.
Henry de Wyndet	1349	Id.
Andrew de Colney	1361	Id.
Joēs Hardingethorn	1365	Id.
William Copynger	1391	Id.
Robert Stowe	1411	Id.
Gregory Watre
Thomas Kingis	1418	Id.
Joēs Galle	1422	Id.
Richard Dalby	1422	Id.
Robert Atte Fen	1426	Id.
Henry Halle	1429	Id.
Robert Barton	1443	Id.
Joēs Ryngstede	1444	Id.
Joēs Lowth	1454	Id.
Joēs Key	1457	Id.
Thomas Morton	1464	Id.
Walter Cowper	1471	Id.
James Key	1476	The Bishop.
Thomas Whetecroft	1483	Id.
Robert Cowper	1492	Id.
William Knollys	1498	Id.
Robert Flikke	1524	Id.
William Wickham
Henry Ringer	1557	Edward, Lord North.

Henry Ringer was inducted to All Saints in 1554; from which period to the present the same incumbents occur in the institutions of these two parishes. It is, therefore, most probable that the church of St. Nicholas fell into decay and desuetude about the above date.

Population in 1841, 90.