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Clare Rural District
Clare Rural District was a rural district in the county of West Suffolk, England. It was created in 1894, comprising those parishes in the Risbridge rural sanitary district which were in Suffolk. On 1 April 1935 it was enlarged by the addition of the parishes of Lidgate and Ousden from the disbanded Moulton Rural District, Cavendish and Hawkedon from the Melford Rural District and Depden from the Thingoe Rural District. It was named after and administered from Clare. Since 1 April 1974 it has formed part of the Borough of St Edmundsbury St Edmundsbury was a local government district and borough in Suffolk, England. It was named after its main town, Bury St Edmunds. The second town in the district was Haverhill. The population of the district was 111,008 at the 2011 Census. .... Parishes Statistics References History of Suffolk Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894 Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Depden
Depden is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the A143 around five miles south-west of Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds (), commonly referred to locally as Bury, is a historic market town, market, cathedral town and civil parish in Suffolk, England.OS Explorer map 211: Bury St.Edmunds and Stowmarket Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – ..., in 2005 its population was 200, reducing to 184 at the 2011 Census. Further reading * References Villages in Suffolk Civil parishes in Suffolk Borough of St Edmundsbury {{Suffolk-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Wratting
Little Wratting is a small village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b .... Located on the north-eastern edge of Haverhill, in 2005 its population was 160. References Villages in Suffolk Civil parishes in Suffolk Borough of St Edmundsbury {{Suffolk-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Thurlow
Little Thurlow is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England, located around a mile north-east of its sister village Great Thurlow, and four miles north of Haverhill. Little Thurlow is roughly east of Cambridge and on the B1061. It has a few houses and is surrounded by farmland and rural areas. The nearest school is located just down the road in Thurlow, and it is a CEVC primary school. Little Thurlow is surrounded by wealthy estates and manors, with Clare Castle Country Park located 6 miles away, Kentwell Hall and Gardens 11 miles away, and Hedingham Castle also 11 miles away. History In the 1870s, Little Thurlow was described as: a parish, with a village, in Risbridge district, Suffolk; 4½ miles N of Haverhill r. station. It has a post-office under Newmarket. Acres, 1,470. Real property, £2,630. Pop., 369. Houses, 95. T. Hall is the seat of Mrs. Soame. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely.Little Thurlow has alway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Bradley
Little Bradley is a small village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. According to Eilert Ekwall, the meaning of the village name is "the wide clearing." The ''Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manus ...'' records the population of Little Bradley in 1086 (including Great Bradley) to be 57. It lies in the valley of the River Stour, north of Haverhill. The population at the 2011 Census was included in the civil parish of Great Bradley. The 11th century Church of All Saints is one of 38 existing round-tower churches in Suffolk. It is a grade I listed building. References External links Website with photos of Little Bradley a round-tower church Villages in Suffolk Civil parishes in Suffolk Borough of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kedington
Kedington is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England, located between the towns of Clare and Haverhill in the south-west of Suffolk. History Known as Kidituna in the ''Domesday Book'' (1086), there were 280 people living there at that time. Part of it was formerly in Essex. The puritan, Thomas Barnardiston studied under Calvin in Geneva during the reign of Queen Mary I, but returned to Kedington after the accession of Queen Elizabeth I in 1558 and the consequent Elizabethan Religious Settlement. Church of St Peter and St Paul Kedington's church, St Peter and St Paul, is one of the historical treasures of East Anglia, dating from the late 13th century. However, the church is built on top of a Roman villa, the remains of which can be viewed under small trap doors located in the pews towards the back of the nave. There is an Anglo-Saxon stone cross located above the altar on the east wall of the church. This was found near to the chur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hundon
Hundon is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district in Suffolk, England. The village is about north-west of the small town of Clare Clare may refer to: Places Antarctica * Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land Australia * Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley * Clare Valley, South Australia Canada * Clare (electoral district), an electoral district * Cl ..., and from the larger town of Haverhill, and includes a primary school, post office, a village hall, the Rose & Crown public house, and All Saints Parish Church. At the south-west of the parish is the hamlet of Brockley Green which includes two farms and The Plough Inn public house. References External links Hundon VillageHundon School Villages in Suffolk Civil parishes in Suffolk Borough of St Edmundsbury {{suffolk-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Wratting
Great Wratting is a village and civil parish in England, about four miles from Haverhill, Suffolk, Haverhill, Suffolk, in the valley of the River Stour, Suffolk, River Stour. There is a ford across the Stour in the centre of the village, where bathing and fishing are common pursuits. The river here is heavily populated by crayfish, a non native species long since escaped from farms near the mouth of the Stour. Etymology The origins of the name of the village are uncertain. There is a Little Wratting nearby, and a West Wratting about ten miles away. On its website, the Great Wratting Parish Council says "the village was known in the Dark Ages as Wraet Ing - Ing meaning ‘place’ and Wraet ‘madder’. The plant Madder was crucial to our ancestors as a dyeing agent, the only real source of the colour red, and it was to Great Wratting early medieval East Anglians would come when they wanted to wear or sell red clothes." Other theories suggest the name originated in the process of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Thurlow
Great Thurlow is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk (district), West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. It is situated in the far south-west of Suffolk, with the River Stour, Suffolk, River Stour passing through the centre of the village. A few rural villages are relatively close by, with a sister village of Little Thurlow immediately to the north, and Haverhill, Suffolk, Haverhill, the closest urban location, just over 3 miles to the south. The nearest train station is in Dullingham, almost 6 miles to the north, and HM Prison Highpoint South, HMP Highpoint prison is past the parish boundaries to the east. History In the 1870s, Great Thurlow was described as: "THURLOW (Great), a parish, with a village, in Risbridge district, Suffolk; 3¼ miles N by E of Haverhill r. station. It has a post-office under Newmarket, and a fair on 11 Oct.; and it gives name and title to the descendants of Lord Chancellor Thurlow."Great Thurlow can be seen recorded as far bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Bradley
Great Bradley is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk West Suffolk may refer to the following places in Suffolk, England: * West Suffolk (county), a county until 1974 * West Suffolk District, a local government district established in 2019 * West Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency), an electoral dist ... district of Suffolk in eastern England. According to Eilert Ekwall the meaning of the village name is the "wide clearing". The population is about 400 and includes Little Bradley. There is evidence that people have lived in and around Great Bradley by the River Stour since the middle stone age over 5,000 years ago. John Killingworth (d.1617) of Little Bradley (later of Pampisford, etc.) obtained a grant (or confirmation) of Arms on 25 November 1586. When his father Richard died in October 1586 he requested in his Will that "My body is to be buried in the parish church of Great Bradley. 10 shillings to the said church."Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Will proved 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denston
Denston is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk (district), West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around eight miles south-west of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 120.Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Suffolk County Council The entire village is designated as a Conservation Area (United Kingdom), conservation area. There is an Anglican church whose dedication is to St Nicholas. Denston is located just south of Wickhambrook. Denston has been described as :''"DENARDISTON, or Denston, a parish in Risbridge district, Suffolk; on an affluent of the river Stour, 3¾ miles ENE of Haverhill r. station. Post town, Keddington, under Newmarket"'' -John Marius Wilson, 1870–72 |
