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Holy Trinity church in Long Melford is an impressive
structure. It was rebuilt in the fifteenth century in its present form,
funded by wealthy cloth and wool merchants. Only the tower is of
modern origin, having been completed as recently as 1903 for Queen
Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Many of the monuments and windows inside
the church are dedicated to the Clopton family who founded the church.
Also interred within the church is Sir William Cordell, Speaker of the
House of Commons during the reign of Queen Mary and Master of the Rolls
under Queen Elizabeth I. There are various memorials to the Hyde Parker
family too. It was Admiral Hyde Parker who sent Nelson the signal to
which he (Nelson) turned a blind eye during the Battle of Copenhagen in
1801.
The church is surrounded by an extensive churchyard with gravestones that date back several centuries.
Families associated with Long Melford are
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