Market Weston

Market Weston

St Mary's church
Market Weston
Market Weston shown within Suffolk
Population 260 (2005)[1]
245 (2011)[2]
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Diss
Postcode district IP22
Police Suffolk
Fire Suffolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK Parliament

Market Weston is a small village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. It is located near the Norfolk border around seven miles east-south-east of Thetford. In 2005 its population was 260.[1] The parish also contains the Weston Fen SSSI.

The village was given a market charter in 1263.[3]

The church of St Mary has regular services and is part of the [http://www.unitedbenefice.com United Benefice of Stanton, Hopton, Market Weston, Barningham, Coney Weston, Hepworth, Hinderclay and Thelnetham. It dates from the 14th century and is a Grade II* listed building. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived 2008-12-19 at the Wayback Machine. Suffolk County Council
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. Market Weston St Edmundsbury Borough Council
  4. "Name: CHURCH OF ST MARY List entry Number: 1283638". English Heritage. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
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