Henstead
| Henstead | |
 Henstead, Church of St Mary |
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  Henstead |
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| Population | 408 (2011 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | TM495860 |
| District | Waveney |
| Shire county | Suffolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Beccles |
| Postcode district | NR34 |
| Dialling code | 01502 |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Waveney |
Coordinates: 52°24′54″N 1°40′01″E / 52.415°N 1.667°E
Henstead is near Kessingland and the A12 in Suffolk in England. It has a church called Church of St Mary which is a Grade I listed building.[1] It has very few housing areas, and is a rural area. It is situated near Rushmere.
In 1771 the landscape artist, Thomas Hearne spent six weeks with the young George Beaumont in Henstead at the home of the latter's tutor at Eton, Revd Charles Davy. For Beaumont it proved the inspiration for his future profession as a landscape painter himself.[2]
The Independent preparatory school The Old School Henstead is also located in the village.
The church has a Norman doorway, and an embattled tower.The village stands 3 miles from the coast, and 5 SE of Beccles r. station.
This is a description from the 1870s:
The parish contains also the hamlet of Hulver, which has a post office under Beccles. Acres, 1, 918. Real property, £2, 090. Pop., 534. Houses, 120.
It had a population of 408 in 2011, according to the census in all that year.[4]
References
- ↑ Historic England. "Details from image database (282054)". Images of England.
- ↑ Felicity Owen ‘Beaumont, Sir George Howland, seventh baronet (1753–1827)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
- ↑ Wilson, John Marius (1870–72). Imperial Gazzetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullerton & Co.
- ↑ "Henstead : Key figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 January 2016.