Claydon, Suffolk
Encyclopedia
Claydon is a small village just north of Ipswich
in Suffolk
, England
. The meaning of the name is 'clay-on-the-hill', though it is not much of a hill.
The village gives its name to the hundred of Bosmere-and-Claydon
, one of the 21 districts into which Suffolk was divided for administrative purposes between Saxon and Victorian times.
. It is close to the intersection of the A14 and the B1113. Between the A14 and the B1113 (former A45) is the Ipswich to Ely Line
.
, Bramford
and Stowmarket
from the centre of the village.
At the top of the hill on Lane can be found the Church of St Peter
, which has been partially restored. It is one of the few pre-Norman churches in Suffolk. The interior is attractive with a very fine wooden fan vaulted ceiling.
Nearby villages include Barham
, Bramford
, Great Blakenham
and the hamlet of Akenham
.
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...
in 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...
. The meaning of the name is 'clay-on-the-hill', though it is not much of a hill.
The village gives its name to the hundred of Bosmere-and-Claydon
Bosmere-and-Claydon (hundred)
Bosmere and Claydon was a hundred of Suffolk, consisting of .The hundred is a fertile and picturesque district varying from 8 to about in length and breadth. It is bounded on the south by the Borough of Ipswich and Samford Hundred, on the west by Cosford and Stow Hundreds on the north by...
, one of the 21 districts into which Suffolk was divided for administrative purposes between Saxon and Victorian times.
Geography
The countryside around Claydon is set among low-lying hills and lies next to the River GippingRiver Gipping
The River Gipping is the source river for the River Orwell in the county of Suffolk in East Anglia, England, which gave its name to the former Gipping Rural District and the village of Gipping....
. It is close to the intersection of the A14 and the B1113. Between the A14 and the B1113 (former A45) is the Ipswich to Ely Line
Ipswich to Ely Line
The Ipswich to Ely Line is a railway line linking East Anglia to the English Midlands via Ely. There is also a branch line to . Passenger services are operated by National Express East Anglia...
.
Amenities
The village offers two pubs for the traveller and locals, The Crown and The Greyhound. There is also a post office, hairdressers, car dealership and somewhat inexplicably an exceptional travel agency that is one of the "Travel Company of the Year" 2010 finalists (http://www.travel-stop.co.uk). It also has a primary school and a high school. The high school on Church Lane is now a specialist Humanities College since September 2004, it also has a sixth form centre alongside with Thurleston. There are regular bus connections to IpswichIpswich
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...
, Bramford
Bramford
Bramford is a medium-sized village, three miles west of Ipswich, Suffolk, in the Mid Suffolk administrative district. Recorded in the Domesday Book as "Brunfort" or "Branfort". The River Gipping , runs at the bottom of the village and was a busy navigable waterway during the 19th century...
and Stowmarket
Stowmarket
-See also:* Stowmarket Town F.C.* Stowmarket High School-External links:* * * * *...
from the centre of the village.
At the top of the hill on Lane can be found the Church of St Peter
St Peter's Church, Claydon
St Peter's Church, Claydon, is a redundant Anglican church in Claydon, Suffolk, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It stands in a position overlooking the Gipping valley.-History:The...
, which has been partially restored. It is one of the few pre-Norman churches in Suffolk. The interior is attractive with a very fine wooden fan vaulted ceiling.
Nearby villages include Barham
Barham, Suffolk
Barham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. The village is on the River Gipping, near Great Blakenham, Coddenham and Claydon, and is on the A14 road about six miles north of Ipswich. Barham has one pub, The Sorrel Horse....
, Bramford
Bramford
Bramford is a medium-sized village, three miles west of Ipswich, Suffolk, in the Mid Suffolk administrative district. Recorded in the Domesday Book as "Brunfort" or "Branfort". The River Gipping , runs at the bottom of the village and was a busy navigable waterway during the 19th century...
, Great Blakenham
Great Blakenham
Great Blakenham is a small village near Ipswich, in Suffolk UK.The future ski centre, Snoasis, is planned to be built there and a train station. The Town 102 radio station is based there....
and the hamlet of Akenham
Akenham
Akenham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in Eastern England. Located on the northwestern edge of Ipswich, in 2005 it had an estimated population of 60....
.