Whepstead
| Whepstead | |
 St Petronilla Church, Whepstead |
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  Whepstead |
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| Shire county | Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Coordinates: 52°11′24″N 0°40′59″E / 52.190°N 0.683°E
Whepstead is a village in Suffolk, United Kingdom, located south of Bury St Edmunds. Once the property of Bury Abbey it became a possession of the Drury family at the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century. Whepstead Church is dedicated to St Petronilla the only such dedication in England.
Hamlets in the parish of Whepstead include Melon Green, Mickley Green and Stone Cross Green.
Demography
According to the Office for National Statistics, at the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001, Whepstead had a population of 427 with 181 households.[1]
Population change
| Population growth in Whepstead from 1801 to 1891 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1801 | 1811 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1881 | 1891 | ||
| Population | 546 | 635 | 664 | 618 | 681 | 652 | 625 | 502 | ||
| Source: A Vision of Britain Through Time[2] | ||||||||||
| Population growth in Whepstead from 1901 to 2001 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1951 | 1961 | 2001 | |||
| Population | 472 | 430 | 376 | 391 | 421 | 357 | 427 | |||
| Source: A Vision of Britain Through Time | ||||||||||
Location grid
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Chevington | Horringer | Nowton | |
| Chedburgh |  |
Hawstead | ||
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| Rede | Brockley | Lawshall |
References
- ↑ "Suffolk County Council - 2001 Census Profiles". Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- ↑ "A Vision of Britain Through Time". University of Portsmouth & others. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
External links
Media related to Whepstead at Wikimedia Commons