Church Of St Mary

The Church of St. Mary is a parish church located on All Saints Road in Creeting St. Mary. It dates back to the medieval period, with significant remodelling that took place between 1884 and 1887, which included the rebuilding of the upper stage of the tower and the addition of a north aisle in the Decorated style. The church comprises a nave, chancel, west tower, south porch, north aisle, and vestry, constructed from flint rubble with freestone dressings. The roofs are covered with plain tiles and feature parapet gables and stone crosses.

The south doorway, dating from the 12th century, includes shafts, scalloped capitals, and a lunette-enriched arch. The chancel contains work from around 1300, featuring a pair of hood-moulded 2-light windows and a simple cusped piscina. The east window, a large net-traceried design from the 14th century, adds to the church's character. The south porch, built in the 15th century, is notable for its trefoil-headed flushwork panels on the south face, a doorway with triple attached shafts, and hoodmoulds that spring from angel corbels. Above the doorway is a niche that now holds a 19th-century image. The roof of the porch is a complete coupled-rafter design with an embattled cornice.

The tower features a 2-light west window from around 1400, topped with a stone panel bearing a cross, along with prominent 19th-century parapets and gargoyles. Inside the nave, there is an early 16th-century 3-light south window. The church also boasts a fine 15th-century octagonal limestone font, decorated with alternating figures of the Evangelists and shield-bearing figures around the stem, supported by angels and lions. The original crocketed oak cover has undergone significant restoration in the 19th century.

In the tower, there is a wall monument dedicated to Rear Admiral Samuel Uvedale, who died in 1808, and his wife Margaret, who died in 1814. The nave contains three 18th-century marble floor slabs, and there are some late 19th-century stained glass windows by Kempe, along with later work by Kempe and Tower.