Braiseworth

Braiseworth
Remains of St Mary's Church
Braiseworth Location within Suffolk
District	Mid Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	EYE
Postcode district	IP23
Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England
List of places UK England Suffolk 52°17′N 1°07′E / 52.29°N 01.12°E / 52.29; 01.12

Braiseworth is a village in Suffolk, England. It has never reached any great size, and no longer has its own parish church. The medieval church was dismantled in the 1850s, parts being incorporated into the new church, consecrated in 1857 and designed by the Victorian "rogue" architect Edward Buckton Lamb, who also designed the controversial town hall at nearby Eye. This new church was disused in the 1970s and is now a private house.

Braiseworth has one interesting literary association, as it was here that New Zealand author Janet Frame lived for a short period in or around 1963 following a chance meeting with the owners in London. She based her 1965 novel The Adaptable Man on her experiences whilst living there.

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This page was last edited on 23 July 2023, at 12:47