page_title: Whatfield
section_title: St Margaret's Church
hierarchical_section_title: Whatfield / St Margaret's Church
caption_attribution_description: English: St Margaret's parish church, Whatfield, Suffolk, seen from the southeast
context_page_description: Whatfield is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Located around 2 miles north of Hadleigh, it is part of Babergh district.
context_section_description: The parish church of St Margaret a small church, dating from the 13th and 14th century, now faced in stucco. It has a plain west tower with a later-added pyramid tiled roof. The nave and chancel roofs are also tiled. The south porch dates from the 16th century and is of red brick, with a stopped gable on the front. The interior has a fine king post roof with brackets, moulded shafts and capitals. There are some pews dating from the 16th and 17th century on the north side, one with the date 1589. The communion rail and west gallery, which had turned balusters, are probably early C18th-century. The pulpit, which has a tester, is 16th- or 17th-century. The church has been a Grade I listed building since 23 January 1958.
  The south wall has a commemorative plaque to George Arthur Falconer (1894-1981), who was H. M. Ambassador to Nepal and High Sheriff of Suffolk. There is also a large marble memorial plaque, inscribes if Latin, to William Vesey who died on 21 June 1699 aged 50 and his wife Elizabeth. At the rear of the church is a large coat of arms for Vesey. There is also a large marble plaque to George Clubbe, Rector of Whatfield, and father of John Clubbe.
  The benches are mostly Victorian, but one at least dates from 1589 and is engraved with the name "John Wilson".
caption: St Margaret's Church
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