Cowlinge

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1 Village Name
2 The Village
3 Village Publications
4 Tourism
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Cowlinge
Cowlinge shown within Suffolk
Population	280 (Estimated)
OS grid reference	TL645636
District	St Edmundsbury
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWMARKET
Postcode district	CB8
Dialling code	01638/01440
Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England
European Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	West Suffolk
List of places: UK • England • Suffolk

Coordinates: 52°09′41″N 0°30′14″E / 52.1613, 0.504

Pronounced "Coolinje" is a quite picturesque English village located in the North West of the county of Suffolk and close to the Cambridge & Essex borders.

[edit] Village Name

Over the years it has been known by many names.

Culinge - 11th century.

Culinges - 1195.

Cooling - D.E. Davy in the early 19th century.

The name probably means the home or settlement of Culs or Cula's people.

[edit] The Village

Cowlinge village encompasses a large area of countryside and the local parish stretches some three miles from its northern border with Lidgate to its southern border near Stradishall airfield. Its north-west border is the county boundary between Suffolk and the parish of Kirtling in Cambridgeshire. At this end of the parish is the 200 acre estate of Branches Park, which was laid out by Capability Brown. The great mansion, which was the home of the Dickins, Usborne and other families has unfortunately been demolished but has been replaced by three large residences.

The oldest building in the village is the mediaeval Church of St. Margaret of Antioch. This lovely building was build approximately 650 years ago and is still in regular use for Christian worship. The building has evolved over the years and is the product of a great deal of love and care which people of many periods and traditions have lavished upon it.

At the center of the village is the Freehouse - Public House "The Three Tuns" currently owned and run by Sue and Chris Smith.

Anoter prominent feature in the village is the WWI Memorial situated at Tillbrooks Hill and bordering Queen street.

[edit] Village Publications

The Cowlinge Chronicle is a free, quarterly publication produced for the benefit of residents, past and present. It is kindly produced on an entirely voluntary basis to an extremely high standard. Much acclaim has come its way in recent years from many sources with regard to, amongst other things, its interesting and often amusing content, lay-out and graphics and sheer professionalism. The editor is Christina Robson and can be contacted on: editor.chronicle@cowlinge.suffolk.gov.uk