Barningham, Suffolk
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Barningham is a village and civil parish
in the St Edmundsbury
district of Suffolk
, England, about twelve miles north-east of Bury St Edmunds itself. According to Eilert Ekwall
the meaning of the village name is the homestead of Beorn's people. The Domesday Book
records the population of Barningham in 1086 to be 36. It has a primary school opposite a local pub called the Royal George, there's a shop with a post office, further down the road is St Andrews church.
Michael Lingwood wrote a history of the village from around 1086 to the modern day, titled Our Own People and published by Beorn Books.
A notable landmark is the mill. It was here that machines were developed that eventually gave birth to one of Britain's largest pharmaceutical companies, Fisons
. It began as a flour mill and bakery, founded by James Fison in the late 18th century. The building has recently been developed into a series of flats and stands opposite Paigles flower shop and Millfield.
The majority of village expansion has been on the eastern side of Barningham in recent decades.
Barningham holds an annual cricket competition on the village green - somewhat unusually, 10 runs are scored for hitting the ball directly into flowerbeds, a tradition going back many years.
St Andrews church has regular services and is part of the United Benefice of Stanton, Hopton, Market Weston, Barningham & Coney Weston.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the St Edmundsbury
St Edmundsbury
St Edmundsbury may refer to:* The old or poetic name for Bury St Edmunds* St Edmundsbury, a borough centred on the town of Bury St Edmunds* The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, the Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and St James's Cathedral, St Edmundsbury...
district of Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, England, about twelve miles north-east of Bury St Edmunds itself. According to Eilert Ekwall
Eilert Ekwall
Bror Oscar Eilert Ekwall , known as Eilert Ekwall, was Professor of English at Lund University, Sweden, from 1909 to 1942, and one of the outstanding scholars of the English language of the first half of the 20th century...
the meaning of the village name is the homestead of Beorn's people. The Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
records the population of Barningham in 1086 to be 36. It has a primary school opposite a local pub called the Royal George, there's a shop with a post office, further down the road is St Andrews church.
Michael Lingwood wrote a history of the village from around 1086 to the modern day, titled Our Own People and published by Beorn Books.
A notable landmark is the mill. It was here that machines were developed that eventually gave birth to one of Britain's largest pharmaceutical companies, Fisons
Fisons
Fisons plc was a leading British pharmaceutical, scientific instrument and horticultural chemical manufacturer. The Company was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but it was acquired by Rhone-Poulenc in 1995....
. It began as a flour mill and bakery, founded by James Fison in the late 18th century. The building has recently been developed into a series of flats and stands opposite Paigles flower shop and Millfield.
The majority of village expansion has been on the eastern side of Barningham in recent decades.
Barningham holds an annual cricket competition on the village green - somewhat unusually, 10 runs are scored for hitting the ball directly into flowerbeds, a tradition going back many years.
St Andrews church has regular services and is part of the United Benefice of Stanton, Hopton, Market Weston, Barningham & Coney Weston.