Westhorpe, Suffolk
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Signpost in Westhorpe
| Westhorpe | |
|---|---|
  Westhorpe | |
| Westhorpe shown within Suffolk | |
| Population | 208 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TM045691 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stowmarket |
| Postcode district | IP14 |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Westhorpe is a linear village and civil parish in the Suffolk countryside, thirteen miles (21 km) from Bury St. Edmunds, eight miles from Stowmarket and a mile (3 km) from the villages of Wyverstone and Finningham.
Administratively Westhorpe forms part of the non-metropolitan district of Mid Suffolk.
Westhorpe Hall was a former seat of the Dukes of Suffolk and the place of death of Mary Tudor, Queen of France, with its close neighbour East Thorpe manor, being the seat of a previous duke, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk.[2]
Notable people
- Jean Kent (1921−2013), film and television actress, lived there until her death[3]
- John Clarke (3 October 1609 – 20 April 1676), medical doctor, Baptist minister, co-founder of the colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, author of its influential charter, and a leading advocate of religious freedom in the Americas.
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References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". statistics.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/22461
- ↑ "Film star Jean Kent dies at 92". Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
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