Belstead
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| Population | 190 [1] |
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| District | Babergh |
| Shire county | Suffolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Coordinates: 52°01′40″N 1°06′23″E / 52.027887°N 1.106375°E
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St Marys Church Belstead
Belstead is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of the English county of Suffolk. Located on the southern edge of Ipswich, around 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Ipswich town centre, in 2005 it had a population of 190.[1]
In 1970-72 was described as:
BELSTEAD, a parish in Samford district, Suffolk; near the Eastern Union railway, 3½ miles SW of Ipswich. Post Town, Ipswich. Acres, 1,022. Real property, £1,849. Pop., 292. Houses, 57. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £370.* Patron, the Rev. E. J. Lockwood. The church is tolerable; and there is an Independent chapel.[2]
It had a population of 202 according to the 2011 census.[3]
Hoard
The Ipswich Hoard was found near Belstead in 1968. This is now in the British Museum, but there are also copies of these torcs in the Ipswich Museum.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Suffolk County Council
- ↑ Wilson, John Marius (1870–72). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullerton & Co.
- ↑ "Belstead (Parish): Key figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighborhood Statisitcs. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ The Celtic Coin Gallery, Sheshen Eceni, accessed 20 August 2010
External links
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