Washbrook is a village and former

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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

south west of

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, ...

, now in the parish of

Copdock and Washbrook Copdock and Washbrook is a civil parish in the Babergh District, Babergh district in the county of Suffolk, England. It covers the villages of Copdock and Washbrook, Suffolk, Washbrook, as well as the Hamlet (place), hamlets of Coles Green, Ma ...

, in the Babergh district, in the county of

Suffolk Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. Ipswich is the largest settlement and the county ...

, England. In 2011 the built-up area had a population of 517.

Features

Washbrook has a church called St Mary's Church. Washbrook had a Sunday school that was established in 1833. Washbrook formerly had a second church.

History

The name "Washbrook" means 'Washing brook' or 'flooding brook'. Washbrook was called "Great Belstead" in Saxon times while the present Belstead was called "Little Belstead". The village is likely one of the sources of the

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

Washbrook. As of 1958 Washbrook Street was a secondary settlement for Washbrook. In 1961 the parish had a population of 368. On 1 April 1994 the parish was abolished and merged with

Copdock Copdock is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Copdock and Washbrook, in the Babergh District, Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. In 1961 the civil parish had a population of 399. Location Copdock is south ...

to form

. Parts of Washbrook went to form the new parish of Pinewood and parts went to Chattisham,

Sproughton Sproughton ( ) is a village in Suffolk, England, just to the west of Ipswich and is in the Babergh administrative district. It has a church, a primary school, a pub (the Wild Man, which has been closed since 2020), a community shop and various ...

and

Belstead Belstead is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of the English county of Suffolk. Located on the southern edge of Ipswich, around south-west of Ipswich town centre. It had a population of 202 according to the 2011 census. Belst ...

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