The Church Farmhouse

The Church Farmhouse is a farmhouse that likely dates back to the late 15th century, with the central range being raised and re-roofed in the late 17th century. It features a central range flanked by cross wings at each end. The building is timber framed and plastered, topped with a plaintiled roof. It has two storeys, with the central range including a now disused attic.

The farmhouse showcases late 17th to early 18th century casement windows, mostly with square leaded panes. There is a cross passage entry with a doorway from the same period, featuring a four-panel bolection moulded door, a hood on console brackets, and a broken ogee pediment with scrolled terminals. The central range has rusticated surrounds to the windows and doorway, along with a heavy moulded modillion eaves cornice that is broken over the windows.

The right-hand wing has a jettied first floor supported by carved buttress shafts, and it includes an oriel window with a carved sill depicting a dog and stag supporting a shield with the arms of the de Uffords, Earls of Suffolk, along with small figures of a man and dog on either side. Inside, there is an internal stack in the central range with a moulded base and four grouped hexagonal flues, as well as an internal stack in the right-hand wing and a rebuilt external stack in the left-hand wing.

The ground floor features a fully panelled early 18th century room with painted panels above the fireplace and one doorway. Another room contains 17th century panelling with a painted overmantel and a brick fireplace with a four-centre arch, along with further panelling in the cross passage. The main staircase has twisted balusters, and the main first floor room boasts a late 17th century ornamental plaster ceiling with a running floral design on the main beams. Several fine internal doors are present, three of which in the main first floor room have been painted to resemble tortoiseshell.