Culford

Culford
Culford
Culford shown within Suffolk
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Bury St Edmunds
Postcode district IP28
Dialling code 01284
EU Parliament East of England
UK Parliament

Culford is a small village about 4 miles (6 km) north of Bury St Edmunds in the English county of Suffolk. The village developed along a straight road called "The Street" and there are also some smaller residential areas in Culford, like Benyon gardens, a complex of small lanes. Most of the houses in central Culford are pre-war while those at the edges of the village are post-war and later. The population is included in the civil parish of Barton Mills.

Signpost in Culford

Culford is home to Culford School, a public school and a member of the Methodist Schools Foundation. The school occupies a former stately home in Culford Park, built in 1796 for the Cornwallis family.

Culford's Public House, The White Hart, (now known as Benyon Lodge) was closed in December 1840 by Richard Benyon, owner of the Culford Estate between 1824 and 1883, because he regarded it as "a scene of moral debauchery".[1]

The first mention of a postal service in Culford is in July 1852, when a type of postmark known as an undated circle was issued. The post office closed in January 1990 and has since been turned into Culford Day nursery.

Population change

Population growth in Culford from 1801 to 1891
Year 1801 1811 1821 1831 1841 1851 1881 1891
Population 244 239 291 327 352 348 299 364
Number of Houses - - - 55 70 67 73 78
Source: A Vision of Britain Through Time[2]
Population growth in Culford from 1901 to 2001
Year 1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961 2001
Population 313 325 284 286 286 286 637
Number of Houses 78 - 78 76 89 96 -
Source: A Vision of Britain Through Time[2]

Governance

Culford lies in the St Edmundsbury borough of the shire county of Suffolk. The four tiers of government & their respective representatives are:[3]

Culford, West Stow and Wordwell Parish Councill has 7 elected members

In terms of community planning the parish does not currently have a Parish Plan or Village Design Statement.

Location

Adjacent places of Culford
 West Stow Elveden, Brandon Honington
Flempton Ingham, Great Livermere, Ixworth
   Culford  
Hengrave Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds Great Barton, Timworth

References

  1. ↑ Isabel Jones (Spring 2007). "Landowners and their motives for change at the Suffolk village of Culford between 1793 and 1903". The Historian (93): 34–37.
  2. 1 2 "A Vision of Britain Through Time". University of Portsmouth & others. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  3. ↑ "Representatives of Culford". Retrieved 2014-06-11.

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