Stanstead is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in
Suffolk, England. The name Stanstead comes from the
Old English
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for "Stony place". Located off the B1066, it is around from
Sudbury, and is part of
Babergh district. It is about from
Glemsford
Glemsford is a village in the Babergh district in Suffolk, England, near the town of Sudbury. Glemsford is located near the River Glem and the River Stour also flows nearby. Glemsford is surrounded by arable farmland and is not far from his ...
, from
Hadleigh, and from
Lavenham
Lavenham is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is noted for its Guildhall, Little Hall, 15th-century church, half-timbered medieval cottages and circular walks. In the mediev ...
.
Etymology
The name Stanstead is Anglo Saxon for "stony place" and it is easy to appreciate how this came about when viewing the surrounding fields, particularly in the lower part of the village, which are strewn with glacial flint. There is much evidence of earlier Iron Age and Roman settlements in the surrounding area.
Geography
Stanstead is situated in Glem Valley to the north east of
Sudbury. The Parish borders Long Melford in the west, Glemsford to the south, Boxted to the east and Shimpling to the north.
The village is "T shaped", the lower half of the settlement (Lower Street) follows the B1066 along the bottom of the valley past the old Stanstead
osier beds. The upper part of the village is reached by a 30-metre climb up the hill past Stanstead Hall towards the church and a cluster of houses, a small green and then on to Upper Street and Blooms Hall Lane.
Governance
Stanstead lies in the
Babergh district of the shire county of
Suffolk. The three tiers of local government are administered by
*
Suffolk County Council
*
Babergh District Council
* Stanstead Parish Council
Transport
Shimpling is served by one
bus
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service operated by
Hedingham & Chambers
Hedingham & Chambers is a bus operator, part of the larger Go East Anglia unit within Go-Ahead, consisting of the Hedingham and Chambers brands. The group was formed when Go-Ahead purchased the two firms in June 2012. Since the sale, the tw ...
:
Education
The village is served by Hartest CEVCP School, a
primary school
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currently catering for pupils aged 5–11.
Older children attend Sudbury Upper School and Arts College.
Demography
According to the
Office for National Statistics
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Overview
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, at the time of the
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194.
The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for Nationa ...
, Stanstead had a population of 316 with 127 households.
Population change
Notable former residents
*
Robert Calef
Robert Calef (baptized 2 November 1648 – 13 April 1719) was a cloth merchant in colonial Boston. He was the author o''More Wonders of the Invisible World'' a book composed throughout the mid-1690s denouncing the recent Salem witch trials of 1692 ...
(1648 - 1719), cloth merchant in
colonial Boston and author.
*
Edmund Rice (c.1594 – 1663), politician and founder of
Marlborough, Massachusetts
References
External links
Parish Council websiteSuffolk Churches
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Villages in Suffolk
Babergh District
Civil parishes in Suffolk