Chelmondiston
| Chelmondiston | |
 St. Andrews Church, Chelmondiston |
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  Chelmondiston Chelmondiston shown within Suffolk | |
| OS grid reference | TM204372 |
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| District | Babergh |
| Shire county | Suffolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | IPSWICH |
| Postcode district | IP9 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | South Suffolk |
Chelmondiston is a small village and civil parish in Suffolk, England located on the Shotley peninsula, five miles south-east of Ipswich. The hamlet of Pin Mill lies within the parish on the south bank of the River Orwell. The village comprises approximately 500 dwellings and has a population of just over 1,000.[1]
History
The etymology of the word Chelmondiston is perhaps ‘Ceolmund’s dwelling’. The parish contains a number of Bronze Age barrow sites. Chelmondiston and Pin Mill do not appear in the Domesday Book of 1086.[2] It was formerly known as Chelmington[3] and was located in the old Hundred of Babergh.[4]
Churches
The original parish church of St. Andrew was described in 1865 as an "old, small, dilapidated edifice, with a square tower",[5] and it was subsequently rebuilt by architect Edward Charles Hakewill. On 10 December 1944 during World War II a flying bomb hit Hakewill's church and it was almost completely destroyed. [6] In 1951, Basil Hatcher was commissioned to provide a replacement. The modern St. Andrew's church includes a set of stained glass windows made by Francis Skeat in the 1960s.[7] There is a Methodist church on the Main Road and a Baptist church on Pin Mill Road.
Notable residents
- John Henley (1692–1756) clergyman, writer and poet, also known as 'Orator Henley' and noted for his showmanship and eccentricity.
- George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848–1934) Anglican priest, poet and musician.
- Princess Muna al-Hussein (born 1941) wife of Hussein of Jordan.
References
- ↑ "Chelmondiston and Pin Mill Parish website". OneSuffolk. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ "Pin Mill conservation area appraisal". Babergh District Council. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ↑ "The English Home of Mr. Timothy Dalton, Parish of Woolverstone". Privately printed, 1898. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ↑ "Relationships/unit history of Chelmondiston". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ "Post Office Directory of 1865". The History of Suffolk site. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ↑ "Memories of Pin Mill - 7 December 2005". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "St Andrew, Chelmondiston". Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chelmondiston. |
- "Parish Council website - chelmondiston.onesuffolk.net". Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- "St Andrew's Church - suffolkchurches.co.uk". Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- "Chelmondiston Methodist Church - eamethodist.org.uk". Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- "Chelmondiston Baptist Church - gracebaptistpartnership.org.uk". Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- "Listed Buildings in Chelmondiston - britishlistedbuildings.co.uk". Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- "Chelmondiston profile by Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion commissioned by Suffolk ACRE - suffolkacre.org.uk". September 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- "Pin Mill Sailing Club - pmsc.org.uk". Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- Village website - Chelmondiston Web Site (broken link)
- BOHUN family
- Census 1881
- Links to further census records