Wenham Magna
| Wenham Magna | |
 St. John's church, Wenham Magna |
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  Wenham Magna |
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| Population | 150 [1] |
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| District | Babergh |
| Shire county | Suffolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Coordinates: 52°00′13″N 1°00′51″E / 52.003714°N 1.014304°E
Wenham Magna, also known as Great Wenham, is a village and a civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk in eastern England.
The parish also contains the hamlets of Gipsy Row,[2] Vauxhall and Wenham Hill. In 2005 it had a population of 150.[1]
Wenham Magna is the birthplace of Matthew Hopkins, the infamous witchfinder general.[3][4][5] His father, James Hopkins, was a Puritan clergyman and vicar of St John's church[5][6] The family at one point held title "to lands and tenements in Framlingham 'at the castle'".[7][8] James Hopkins was popular with his parishioners, one of whom in 1619 left money to purchase Bibles for his then three children James, John and Thomas.[4]
St John's church
The parish church of St John is a Grade II* listed building.[9]
The chancel is 14th-century with a later, timber-franed, south porch. There is a 14th-century nave with north and south porches and a 15th-century west tower of flint with stone dressings. The rest of the church is plastered with only the stone windows exposed. The church has red plain tiled roofs.[9]
References
- 1 2 Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Suffolk County Council
- ↑ Philip's Street Atlas Suffolk, 2007 edition. p150
- ↑ Gaskill 2005: p. 9
- 1 2 Deacon 1976: p. 13
- 1 2 Sharpe, James (2004), "Hopkins, Matthew (d. 1647)", Dictionary of National Biography ((subscription or UK public library membership required)) (online ed.), Oxford University Press, retrieved 18 October 2009
- ↑ Deacon 1976: pp. 13, 17
- ↑ Gaskill 2005: p. 23; Deacon 1976: p. 17; quoting James Hopkins' last will and testament
- ↑ Knowles, George. "Matthew Hopkins – Witch–finder General". Retrieved 2 October 2009.
- 1 2 Good Stuff (22 February 1955). "Church of St John - Wenham Magna - Suffolk - England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
Bibliography
- Deacon, Richard (1976), Matthew Hopkins: Witch Finder General, Frederick Muller, ISBN 978-0-584-10164-5
External links
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