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At the annual meeting of the Preston District Congregational Union in 1871, strong representations were made as to the necessity of building a chapel in Grange over Sands with services starting eventually in a room at the Liberal Club 1889, thanks to a grant from the Union.

The parish church is an attractive building in a prominent position next to the clock tower in the centre of Grange over Sands.

St Mary's is thought to have been built around 1130 and many Norman elements remain including a spectacular south doorway and a delightful font with a cat with a mouse.

For a small village church, St James has an amazing wealth of stained glass.

The beautiful Grade I church we see today, situated by the River Bela, is the result of additions and adaptations through the centuries.

Has one of Suffolk's prettiest round towers, and loveliest thatched roofs and the gargoyles on the south aisle are particularly characterful.

This is a superb example of the work of William Butterfield (1814-1900) who designed almost the whole of the village of Baldersby, under a rich commission from Viscount Downe.