Ixworth Thorpe
| Ixworth Thorpe | |
|---|---|
 Church of All Saints, Ixworth Thorpe | |
  Ixworth Thorpe Location within Suffolk | |
| Population | 60 [1] |
| OS grid reference | TL914729 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bury St Edmunds |
| Postcode district | IP31 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Ixworth Thorpe is a small village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk. The village is located on the A1088 road around 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of the larger village of Ixworth and 7 miles (11.3 km) north-east of Bury St Edmunds. In 2005 its estimated population was 60.[1] The parish council is operated jointly with Ixworth.[2] From the 2011 Census the population of the village was not recorded separately.
History
[edit]The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book at which time it was known as Torp or Torpa.[3] It was a large village with around 31 households at this time as well as two mills.[4] The manor formed part of the holdings of the Huard of Vernon, having been held by the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds in 1066.[4]
Church of All Saints
[edit]The Church of All Saints was the parish church and is now a chapel of ease.[5] The building has 11th century doorways, a thatched roof and lies to the south of the village alongside the A1088.[5][6] It is a Grade I listed building and contains "nationally important" carved wooden bench ends dating from the 15th century and a brick built Tudor porch as well as two early medieval coffin lids set into the floor near the south door.[5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived 2008-12-19 at the Wayback Machine Suffolk County Council
- ^ Parish council, Ixworth and Ixworth Thorpe parish council. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
- ^ Ixworth Thorpe, Domesday Book online. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ^ a b Ixworth Thorpe, Open Domesday. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ^ a b c Church of All Saints, Ixworth Thorpe, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
- ^ a b All Saints, Ixworth Thorpe, Suffolk churches website. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
- ^ About us[permanent dead link], Ixworth and Ixworth Thorpe parish council. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
External links
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