St Mildred's Church, Ipswich

St Mildred's Church, Ipswich was a parish church located at The Cornhill, Ipswich.[1] It was dedicated to Saint Mildred, an Abbess of Thanet who died in the eighth century. The church was built shortly after her death, but became used as an administrative centre in the fourteenth century. Only a chapel was retained for religious use until the reformation.[2]

St Mildred's Church is visible as part of the Moot Hall in the background of this painting by George Frost (1754–1821)

The parish of St Mildred dwindled in numbers such that by 1309 it was decided the parish no longer merited representation in Ipswich Corporation, the governing body of the town.[3]

References
  1. van loon, Borin. "Cornhill 1". www.ipswich-lettering.co.uk. Borin Van Loon. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  2. Bishop, Peter (1995). History of Ipswich: 1500 Years of Triumph and Disaster. London: Unicorn Press. ISBN 978-0906290101.
  3. "Ipswich St Mildred". www.suffolkchurches.co.uk. Simon Knott. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

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