Creeting St Mary is a village and
civil parish
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in the
Mid Suffolk
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district of
Suffolk
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in eastern England. Sandwiched between the
A14 and
A140
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to the north of
Needham Market
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History
It initially grew around the wool combing industry, until the onset of the plague, which swept the town from 1663 to 1665. ...
, the parish also includes the hamlet of
Creeting Bottoms. In 2005 the parish population was 710,
[ which decreased to 697 at the 2011 Census.
]
Heritage
The buck of a windmill survives in the village. It was used as a dovecote
A dovecote or dovecot , doocot ( Scots) or columbarium is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. Dovecotes may be free-standing structures in a variety of shapes, or built into the end of a house or barn. They generally contain pige ...
after ceasing to be a windmill
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.
St Mary's Church has been listed grade II*
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by English Heritage. The parish was originally in the Hundred of Bosmere and Claydon.
Notable people
*John Austin John Austin may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* John P. Austin (1906–1997), American set decorator
*Johnny Austin (1910–1983), American musician
* John Austin (author) (fl. 1940s), British novelist
Military
*John Austin (soldier) (1801â ...
(1790–1859), legal thinker responsible for the theory of legal positivism
Legal positivism (as understood in the Anglosphere) is a school of thought of analytical jurisprudence developed largely by legal philosophers during the 18th and 19th centuries, such as Jeremy Bentham and John Austin. While Bentham and Austin de ...
, was born here, the eldest son of the miller.
* Michael Peck (born 1967), a first-class cricketer, was born here.
Amenities
The village has a voluntarily aided Church of England
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primary school
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with 80–90 pupils. The Victorian building of the school, still in use for some classes, dates from 1871.
The village also has a charitable pre-school based in the Diamond Jubilee Hall. There are public playground facilities in Blacksmiths Field.
Creeting St Mary has a pub/restaurant, ''The Highwayman'', and several other catering, retail and service outlets.[Busines]
Retrieved 26 November 2016.
/ref> Semi-soft Suffolk Gold cheese has been made here since 2004 by a family firm.
References
External links
Village website
Villages in Suffolk
Civil parishes in Suffolk
Mid Suffolk District
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