at 8s. (respectively) at Buckeslow (later absorbed into Knodishall). Leiston Abbey had holdings worth 102 shillings and fivepence-halfpenny in "Knotshall and Buxlow" in Henry VIII's valuation, and the farm of Russell's Close worth forty shillings, as well as the farm of the manor of Billesford (Billeaford), with the meadow-pasture and pasture belonging to it, worth £4.06s.08d. Rent of 22 pence was paid to Francis Jenney, Esq., at his manor of Knodyshall. The former manor house of Buxlow Manor, now known as Red House Farm, is still standing in the parish. Parish The parish of Buxlow was consolidated with Knodishall on 22 February 1721. In 1865 it became part of Knodishall, which was then known as Knodishall-cum-Buxlow. During the 1870s it was noted:"The parish contains also the village of Coldfair-Green, and the quondam parish of Buxlow; and is sometimes called Knodishall-cum-Buxlow. Acres 1,143. Real property, £3,173. Pop., 442. Houses, 100. The property is divided among a few. There are clay and sand pits. The living is a rectory, united with the chapelry of Buxlow, in the diocese of Norwich." According to the 2011 Census there were then 418 males and 434 females living in the parish. Church The rectory of Knodishall church is held as the benefice of Aldringham with Thorpe, Knodishall with Buxlow and Friston. The parish register begins in 1566. The parish church, dedicated to the 3rd-century martyr St Lawrence, stands a mile west of the present-day settlement of Knodishall Common, on top of a hill. There is no recorded date of foundation. It belonged to the original Leiston Abbey at Eastbridge (founded 1182), when Robert, probably the first abbot, ceded it to the canons of Butley Priory in exchange for the churches of St Andrew at Aldringham and St Margaret at Leiston. The fabric of the nave is of Norman date, though the only remaining feature of Romanesque carving is the north doorway, now partially blocked. The windows contain some later medieval stained glass. The 15th-century tower was built with a bequest from one John Jenney (lord of the manor, died 1460) and his wife, who have a monumental brass in the church. The tower has flint facings and was restored in the 19th century: it has one bell. A vestry was added in 1838. The church also has a burial ground. On 7 December 1966, the church became a Grade II* British listed building. Community The village