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Ringshall, Suffolk
Ringshall is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around four miles south of Stowmarket Stowmarket ( ) is a market town in Suffolk, England,OS Explorer map 211: Bury St.Edmunds and Stowmarket Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton A2 edition. Publishing Date:2008. on the busy A14 road (Great Britain), A14 trunk ..., and 13 miles north west of Ipswich. Of Anglo-Saxon origin, Ringshall Grange appears in the 1086 Domesday Book. Ringshall Grange is the Grade II Listed former rectory to the church of St Catherine. The village contains a Primary School, a village hall, a grade II listed Manor, and a garage. History In the 1870s, John Marius Wilson described Ringshall as: "The village stands 3¼ miles W S W of Needham-Market r. station, and has a post-office under Stowmarket." In 1901 the population was 243, and the parish covered 2 135 acres. Demographics Population structure According to the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stowmarket
Stowmarket ( ) is a market town in Suffolk, England,OS Explorer map 211: Bury St.Edmunds and Stowmarket Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton A2 edition. Publishing Date:2008. on the busy A14 road (Great Britain), A14 trunk road between Bury St Edmunds to the west and Ipswich to the southeast. The town is on the main railway line between London and Norwich, and lies on the River Gipping, which is joined by its tributary, the River Rat, to the south of the town. The town takes its name from the Old English language, Old English word ''stōw'' meaning "principal place", and was granted a market charter in 1347 by Edward III of England, Edward III. A bi-weekly market is still held there today on Thursday and Saturday. The population of the town has increased from around 6,000 in 1981 to its current level of around 19,000, with considerable further development planned for the town and surrounding villages as part of an area action plan. It is the largest town in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
