▁ ▁Rom ano - B rit ish ▁pot tery ▁has ▁been ▁un ear th ed ▁in ▁fields ▁across ▁the ▁parish . ▁A ▁Middle ▁Sax on ▁g ild ed ▁bronze ▁pendant ▁or ▁bro och ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁found . ▁A ▁silver ▁pen ny ▁of ▁the ▁Sax on ▁king ▁A eth el red ▁II ▁was ▁also ▁found ▁nearby . ▁ ▁The ▁abandoned ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁church ▁suffered ▁bomb ▁damage ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁is ▁maintained ▁by ▁the ▁organisation ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁Friend less ▁Church es . ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁ecc les iast ical ▁sc and als ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁which ▁ ▁occupied ▁the ▁national ▁press ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁or ▁more , ▁which ▁reached ▁the ▁high ▁court , ▁and ▁which ▁ultimately ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁Bur ial ▁La ws ▁Am end ment ▁Act ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁ ▁R ise ▁Hall ▁near ▁the ▁church ▁is ▁a ▁late ▁Georg ian ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁an ▁ancient ▁man or ▁house , ▁formerly ▁the ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁Le ▁R use ▁or ▁R ous ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century . ▁To ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁R ise ▁Hall ▁here ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁mo ated ▁site ▁with ▁a ▁central ▁island ▁ 1 4 . 0 m ▁across ▁and ▁ 0 . 3 m ▁high . ▁The ▁d itch ▁is ▁water - filled ▁on ▁the ▁W ▁side ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁N ▁and ▁S ▁sides ; ▁the ▁remainder ▁is ▁merely ▁mar sh y