Peasenhall

After the Norman Conquest, King William gave the manor of Sibton to Sir William Malet, and Peasenhall to the Bigod family. It was the nephew of Sir William who founded the Abbey of the Blesses Virgin Mary at Sibton in 1150, the only Cistercian house in Suffolk. All that remains of the once great abbey are a few broken and crumbling walls. The whole Street is a conservation area, which ensures that the red telephone kiosk and the Victorian letter box remain. most striking being the beautiful early 16th century single hammerbeam and arch collar roof.Houses clustered on the banks of a gently trickling stream which runs through the village.The Swan Inn is a very popular pub and the village shop has been run by the same family for over three generations and holds a Royal Warrant for pickled ham using a family secret recipe.

Look west, and to the left of the crossroads stands Stuart House, once known as Providence House, the scene of the dreadful murder of poor little Rose Harsent. There can still be seen in the attic window where Rose set her candle as a message to her lover, but it was in the kitchen below that she was done to death. The crime still remains a mystery and people from