Bucklesham
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Bucklesham is a village and civil parish
in the Suffolk Coastal
district of Suffolk
, England
, a few miles east of Ipswich
.
The village pub is The Shannon, named after Admiral Brooke's ship.
The village gave its name to HMS Bucklesham
, a Ham class minesweeper
.
The village boasts little conveniences, with only a school, a church, a village hall (shared with the neighbouring Foxhall) a number of houses and the previously mentioned pub to speak of. A small cottage - Shell Cottage - near St Mary's church was, in fact, the old school, and the names of the children can still be found written on the walls today. The newer school is larger than this, but still small by standards, with approximately 15 students per year group, and about 100 students in all. It, like the village, is very small.
the village also has a playing field, popular with the village children and football team. The council has recently made updates to the field providing the children with new equipment, including swings and an obstacle course.
Although a small village, Bucklesham certainly has a charming, rural feel about it, and you are always welcomed into the community.
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 Suffolk Coastal
Suffolk Coastal
Suffolk Coastal is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council is based in Woodbridge. Other towns include Felixstowe.The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the municipal borough of Aldeburgh, along with Felixstowe,...
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
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, a few miles east of Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
.
The village pub is The Shannon, named after Admiral Brooke's ship.
The village gave its name to HMS Bucklesham
HMS Bucklesham
HMS Bucklesham was one of 93 ships of the of inshore minesweepers.Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Bucklesham in Suffolk.-References:*Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships...
, a Ham class minesweeper
Ham class minesweeper
The Ham class was a class of inshore minesweepers , known as the Type 1, of the British Royal Navy. The class was designed to operate in the shallow water of rivers and estuaries. It took its name from the fact that all the ship names were British place names ending in -"ham"...
.
The village boasts little conveniences, with only a school, a church, a village hall (shared with the neighbouring Foxhall) a number of houses and the previously mentioned pub to speak of. A small cottage - Shell Cottage - near St Mary's church was, in fact, the old school, and the names of the children can still be found written on the walls today. The newer school is larger than this, but still small by standards, with approximately 15 students per year group, and about 100 students in all. It, like the village, is very small.
the village also has a playing field, popular with the village children and football team. The council has recently made updates to the field providing the children with new equipment, including swings and an obstacle course.
Although a small village, Bucklesham certainly has a charming, rural feel about it, and you are always welcomed into the community.