Are there smugglers tunnels in Hadleigh Suffolk? | East Anglian Daily Times
However, these rumours were soon quashed due to lack of evidence. “The argument about the Hadleigh monastery or nunnery all falters with no documentary records. A possible link might be from the 1846 edition of Dugdales’ Monasticon Anglicanum, which quotes a Latin translation of the will of Aethelfleda in 991, referring to a monastery in Hadleigh. However, in 991, St Mary’s Church was not yet built, thus there cannot be any credence to this as a tunnel link.” Is there a secret tunnel connecting St Mary's Church (pictured) to the monastery? - Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto But ...
Source: eadt.co.uk