Nowton

Nowton

St Peter's church
Nowton
 Nowton shown within Suffolk
Population 140 [1]
OS grid referenceTL8660
DistrictSt Edmundsbury
Shire countySuffolk
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Bury St Edmunds
Dialling code 01284
Police Suffolk
Fire Suffolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK ParliamentBury St Edmunds
List of places
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Coordinates: 52°12′54″N 0°43′59″E / 52.215°N 0.733°E / 52.215; 0.733

Nowton is a small village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the southern edge of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 140.[1]

St Peter's church, with a good collection of late medieval Flemish glass windows, the Hall and most of the village is to the south. It dates from the 12th century, was much enlarged in 1843, and is a grade II* listed building. [2]

Nowton Park, Nowton Court and Nowton Lodge Farm are 1 km to the north.

Nowton Hall farmhouse is also a grade II* listed building. [3]

Demography

According to the Office for National Statistics, at the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001, Nowton had a population of 131 with 59 households.[4]

Population change

Population growth in Nowton from 1801 to 1891
Year 1801 1811 1821 1831 1841 1851 1881 1891
Population 170 167 171 137 171 187 180 234
Source: A Vision of Britain Through Time[5]
Population growth in Nowton from 1901 to 2001
Year 1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961 2001
Population 201 194 211 185 203 184 131
Source: A Vision of Britain Through Time[5]

Location grid

Neighbouring villages, and hamlets
Ickworth Bury St Edmunds Rushbrooke
Horringer Sicklesmere
   Nowton  
Whepstead Hawstead Great Whelnetham

References

  1. 1 2 Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Suffolk County Council
  2. ↑ "Name: CHURCH OF ST PETER List entry Number: 1194745". English Heritage. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Name: NOWTON HALL List entry Number: 1031160". English Heritage. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Suffolk County Council - 2001 Census Profiles" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  5. 1 2 "A Vision of Britain Through Time". University of Portsmouth & others. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
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