Saint Michael's has been built, rebuilt, and added to down the ages. The capitals of the chancel arch survive as a feature from the twelfth century but the bulk of the church was built in the perpendicular style between 1350 and 1555.

The roof dates from around 1521 and is especially glorious with intricate fan tracery concealing hammer beams. The font is fifteenth century and the carving on the pedestal of a "woodwose" or "wildman" is a style peculiar to East Anglia.

The castle brought considerable prestige and prosperity to Framlingham evidence of which can be found in the splendid Church of St Michael which has two wonderful works of art. One is the tomb of Henry Fitzroy bastard son of Henry VIII beautifully adorned with scenes from Genesis and Exodus and in a superb state of repair. The other is the tomb of the 3rd Duke with carvings of the apostles in shell niches.

Also of note is the Carolean organ (one of only 3 in the country) of 1674 a gift of Sir Robert Hitcham to whom the Howards sold the estate. Cromwell and the Puritans were anti-organ so this instrument was lucky to escape the mass destruction of organs at the time of the Commonwealth.

 

Sir Robert is also buried in the church. On a humbler level the people of Framlingham are very proud of their two Victorian post boxes, which were installed in 1856.