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Fornham All Saints
Fornham All Saints shown within Suffolk |
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| OS grid reference | TL837676 |
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| District | Mid Suffolk |
| Shire county | Suffolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Suffolk | |
Fornham All Saints is a small settlement in Suffolk, England in the St_Edmundsbury area. It is north-northwest of the town of Bury St Edmunds and 500m west of Fornham_St_Genevieve.
The village sign depicts a helmet and crossed swords commemorating two battles that took place here. In c902 King Edward fought off a cousin to retain the English crown. In 1173 Henry II defeated the Earl of Leicester and a Flemish army. Today the historic village is more peaceful. It appears on John Speed's 1610 map as "Fernham omnium Sanctorum".
There's evidence of a small prehistoric or Roman settlement near Pigeon Lane, with as many as four hut circles.
The journalist and author Harold Begbie was born in Fornham, St. Martin, in 1871.
The Three Kings pub (Hengrave Road IP28 6LA) on the western outskirts on the A1101.
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