Ixworth Thorpe
Ixworth Thorpe | |
Church of All Saints, Ixworth Thorpe |
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Ixworth Thorpe |
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Population | 60 [1] |
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OS grid reference | TL914729 |
District | St Edmundsbury |
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°19′16″N 0°48′40″E / 52.321°N 0.811°E
Ixworth Thorpe is a small village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of the English county of Suffolk. The village is located on the A1088 road around 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of the larger village of Ixworth and 7 miles (11.3 km) north-east of Bury St Edmunds. In 2005 its population was 60.[1] The parish council is operated jointly with Ixworth.[2]
History
The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book at which time it was known as Torp or Torpa.[3] It was a large village with around 31 households at this time as well as two mills.[4] The manor formed part of the holdings of the Huard of Vernon, having been held by the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds in 1066.[4]
Church of All Saints
The Church of All Saints was the parish church and is now a chapel of ease.[5] The building has 11th century doorways, a thatched roof and lies to the south of the village alongside the A1088.[5][6] It is a Grade I listed building and contains "nationally important" carved wooden bench ends dating from the 15th century and a brick built Tudor porch as well as two early medieval coffin lids set into the floor near the south door.[5][6][7]
References
- 1 2 Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Suffolk County Council
- ↑ Parish council, Ixworth and Ixworth Thorpe parish council. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
- ↑ Ixworth Thorpe, Domesday Book online. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- 1 2 Ixworth Thorpe, Open Domesday. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- 1 2 3 Church of All Saints, Ixworth Thorpe, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
- 1 2 All Saints, Ixworth Thorpe, Suffolk churches website. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
- ↑ About us, Ixworth and Ixworth Thorpe parish council. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
External links
Media related to Ixworth Thorpe at Wikimedia Commons