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Holbrook shown within Suffolk |
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| Population | 2,317 (2001) |
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| District | Babergh |
| Shire county | Suffolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Suffolk | |
Holbrook is a village situated close to the northern shore of the Stour estuary in Suffolk, England. It is located on the Shotley peninsula in Babergh district, around 8⅓ km (5 miles) south of Ipswich.
To the south of the village is the Royal Hospital School, which moved to this site in 1933 after having been housed at Greenwich Hospital since 1693.
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The village has two pubs, the Compasses and the Swan, a Co-op store, a newsagent, a hairdresser,a tea shop and a village hall. The area is served by a primary school and Holbrook High School, which shares a site with the Peninsula Sports Centre. The parish church is dedicated to All Saints.[1] The village also has a Methodist church.
During the Battle of Britain, a plane from Germany crashed in a field near the village. Contemporary newspaper accounts identitified the plane as a Messerschmitt.