Before I get to K I have to ask – whatever has happened in Blogland? 4 people have stopped in the last week, I’ve never known such a sudden dropping out. Makes me sad to lose blog friends who I’ve been reading for years.
Anyway, I’ll keep going……………….
K was another problem for the alphabet this year. Last time it was Kitchens and I couldn’t think of anything else of interest so decided on visiting the church in the nearest village to me that starts with a K – fulfilling two labels at once!
Kenton is one of those small villages – population around 240 – in Suffolk that no one goes to or through unless you are visiting someone or delivering an Amazon parcel! It’s in the middle of arable fields just a couple of miles from Debenham and all the roads leading to it are small .
The church is a typical Suffolk village church but has an unusual side aisle chapel built of red brick
From the Suffolk Churches Website I found out more. The side chapel was built as a chantry chapel for the Garney family in about 1520. Two Suffolk historians transcribed John Garney’s will of 1522 which directed his body to be buried in his chapel on the south side of Kenton church.
There was one thing I discovered that will take me back to Kenton that is -Apples – . I knew Moat Farm produced apples for sale wholesale but they had some on a stand at the gate too. Nothing better than straight from the orchards.
