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Church of St Mary, Hinderclay |
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Hinderclay
Hinderclay shown within Suffolk |
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| Population | 340 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | TM0376 |
| District | Mid Suffolk |
| Shire county | Suffolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Diss |
| Postcode district | IP22 |
| Dialling code | 01 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Suffolk | |
Hinderclay is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Bury St Edmunds.
Nearby, on the edge of Hinderclay wood, were found the remains of an early Iron Age settlement. Roman pottery kilns were found in the wood. The village was recorded in Domesday as "Hilderclea".
Standing in rolling arable land and consisting of a cluster of houses around a crossroads. Northwest via Gobbett's Road to Thelnetham and Gobbett's Lane and Rickinghall Road to the southeast. The Street goes from the west to east turning into Bells Lane after the crossroads.
The church (St Mary) off Gobbett's Lane (southern part of village) and the Hall just 100 m further south. The church was thatched until 1842.
A tower mill used to stand in The Street. It was demolished either in 1920 or 1955 (sources differ on this).
The northern boundary of the parish (also the border with Norfolk) is marked by the River Little Ouse, with the area directly south of the river known as Hinderclay fen. In recent years it has started to dry up in places.
Hinderclay Lakes, 900 metres (0.56 mi) east, are a good source of fishing and are being created by the extraction of peat, which is sold for garden use.
Hinderclay Woods are located 1,300 metres (0.81 mi) southwest from the village centre.
Two pubs used to exist in the village. First, the Bell (formerly Six Bells) is now residential and known as Orchard House. The old pub was also located close to a bend in the road still known locally as 'Bells Corner' (on Bells Lane) and secondly, the Crown.
In 2005 its population was 340.[1] The parish also contains the hamlet of Thorpe Street.
Several farms are in the area, Pear Tree Farm and Mill Farm to the west,