Linstead Parva is a small village and
civil parish
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in the
East Suffolk district of
Suffolk in eastern
England
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. It has a small but notable 13th-century parish church, still in regular use.
The village
pub
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, The Greyhound, was already established and trading when referenced in 1874, but it closed permanently in March 1955, and is now a private dwelling.
Population
In 2005 its population was 90. This had increased significantly to 132 at the 2011 Census, a 47% increase, caused by the combination of population statistics in 2011 for both Linsteads (Parva and Magna). In true terms, the population size of the village is stable.
Although "Parva" means smaller, Linstead Parva is today significantly larger than neighbouring
Linstead Magna, which is now just a satellite
hamlet
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.
Ecclesiastical parish
The parish church of Linstead (Parva and Magna) is in Linstead Parva, and dedicated to
St Margaret of Antioch,
an early Christian martyr. The 13th-century church building is well maintained and in regular use.
[
Historically the two Linsteads were separate parishes, with a church in Linstead Magna dedicated to St Peter.][ There is almost no trace of St Peter's Church today, and the two communities have been a single parish for centuries, but a procession is still held every two years to the site of St Peter's church in Church Farm, Linstead Magna.][
In 1979 the parishes of the Blyth Valley were reorganised, with eight of them forming a large new team ministry, named the Halesworth Team Ministry. Linstead was incorporated into the new team. In 1996 three further parishes were added into the team, and in 1999 it was renamed the Blythe Valley Team Ministry. In 2020 three further parishes were added, giving 14 parishes and churches in the team.
]
Civil parish
Linstead Parva shares a parish council with Linstead Magna and nearby Chediston
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.
References
External links
Chediston and Linstead Parish Council
Villages in Suffolk
Civil parishes in Suffolk
Suffolk Coastal
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