Church of St John the Baptist, Metfield
The Church of St John the Baptist, Metfield is the parish church of Metfield, Suffolk. It is a Grade I listed building. It is part of the Sancroft benefice of churches, part of the Hoxne Deanery, in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.Photo: Adrian Cable, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: Grade I listed church in Metfield, Suffolk, England, UK
- Also known as: “Saint John the Baptist, Metfield” and “St John the Baptist, Metfield”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Metfield Meadow and Church of St James.
Metfield Meadow
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Metfield Meadow is a 1.3-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Halesworth in Suffolk. It is owned and managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust under the name Winks Meadow.
Church of St James
Church
Church of St James is situated 2 miles east of Church of St John the Baptist, Metfield.
Church of St George
Church
Photo: Andrew Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St George is situated 2½ miles north of Church of St John the Baptist, Metfield.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Metfield and Withersdale Street.
Metfield
Village
Photo: Adrian Cable, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Metfield is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district, in Suffolk, England, but its name is derived from Medefeld or 'Meadow feld'. It is situated close to the border with Norfolk, being approximately 5 miles south east of Harleston and 7 miles north west of Halesworth.
Withersdale Street
Hamlet
Withersdale Street is a village in the civil parish of Mendham, in the East Suffolk district, on the Norfolk/Suffolk border, in the Waveney Valley. The village is predominantly a ribbon development, along the B1123, from Harleston to Halesworth. Withersdale Street is situated 1½ miles west of Church of St John the Baptist, Metfield.
St James South Elmham
Village
St James South Elmham is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is 4.5 miles north-west of the market town of Halesworth and 5.5 miles south-west of Bungay in the East Suffolk district. St James South Elmham is situated 1½ miles east of Church of St John the Baptist, Metfield.
Church of St John the Baptist, Metfield
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Metfield, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.3729° or 52° 22′ 22″ northLongitude
1.36907° or 1° 22′ 9″ eastOpen location code
9F4399F9+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 189956548OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17526245
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