Holbrook is a village situated close to the northern shore of the estuary of the
River Stour, in
Suffolk
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, England. It is located on the
Shotley Peninsula in
Babergh district, around south of
Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...
.
To the south of the village is the
Royal Hospital School
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, established = 1694 Royal Charter1712 Greenwich1933 Holbrook, Suffolk, Holbrook
, type = Public school (UK), Public School Independent school (UK), Independent day and boarding School Royal Foundation
, founders = William ...
, which moved to this site in 1933 after having been housed at
Greenwich Hospital since 1693.
Lower Holbrook is a hamlet between the villages of Holbrook and
Harkstead
Harkstead is a village and civil parish in the county of Suffolk, England. The village is located on the northern bank of the River Stour estuary at Holbrook Bay, and is situated on the Shotley peninsula, around south of Ipswich. It is part of ...
.
Governance
An
electoral ward
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of the same name exists. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,467.
Facilities
The village has two pubs, The Compasses and The Swan, a
Co-op
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store, a butcher, an art gallery, and a village hall. The area is served by a primary school and
Holbrook Academy, which shares a site with the Peninsula Dr Letman Centre. The parish church, dedicated to All Saints, is a Grade II*
listed building
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. The village also has
Methodist
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church.
History
During the
Battle of Britain
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, a
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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**Ger ...
military aircraft
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* Combat aircraft are designed to destroy enemy equipm ...
crashed into a field on the outskirts of the village. Contemporary newspaper accounts identified the aircraft as a
Messerschmitt
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.
Notable people
*
Frederick Fryer (1849-1917), first-class cricketer, was born in the village
References
External links
Village websiteSuffolk Churches
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Holbrook at genuki
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Villages in Suffolk
Civil parishes in Suffolk
Babergh District