| Hawkedon | |
St Mary's Church, Hawkedon |
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Hawkedon
Hawkedon shown within Suffolk |
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| Population | 120 [1] |
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| District | St Edmundsbury |
| 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 | |
Hawkedon is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around seven miles south-south-west of Bury St Edmunds, the parish also contains the hamlet of Thurston End, and in 2005 had a population of 120.[1] The majority of the village is classed as a conservation area.
Hawkedon recently has begun recording its history. The village has a large number of medieval buildings and the church is very unusual in that it's placed on the green. Although thre are now no shops there is still a village public house.