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