Foxhall, Suffolk
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Foxhall is a civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal district of Suffolk
, England, a few miles east of Ipswich. It is adjacent to the parishes of Kesgrave to the north, Martlesham
to the north east, Brightwell
to the east, Purdis Heath to the south and the borough of Ipswich
to the west. The three parishes of Brightwell, Foxhall and Purdis Heath have a common council. The 2001 population was 151 persons in 57 households according to the census.
Foxhall was recorded in Domesday as "Foxehola".
The history and meaning (`fox-hole') of the name Foxhall and many other place-names in the parish are studied in a paper by Briggs.
The survey mentions 1 holding under Foxhall; 15 acres valued at 2 shillings held by the Abbot of Ely. Under the heading of "Derneford", "which is no doubt Darnford in Foxhall, there was 80 acres and 2 acres of meadow, 3 bordars in Saxon times having 4 ploughteams when it was valued at 40 shillings, but at the time of the survey 3 ploughteams only, when it was valued at 15 shillings."
On the heath are several springs which give rise to the Mill River a tributary of the River Deben
. All Saints Church stood north of Mill River; it was in ruins by the mid-16th century. Much of this church building survives, with the north wall mainly intact and can still be seen put to a new use as part of the barn of Foxhall Farm. It stands at the top of a slope overlooking one of the backroads that link Foxhall Road with Bucklesham Road. Two enormous buttresses give the game away, as well as an expanse of flint amongst the red-brick.In 1530, Foxhall became an ecclesiastical hamlet to Brightwell.
Despite its name as the Foxhall Stadium the home of the stadium of Ipswich Witches speedway team is actually just across the parish boundary in Kesgrave. The Stadium is run by Spedeworth UK Ltd stock car promoters.
More recently the Banger racing Unlimited World Final has been staged here since its move from the Plough Lane venue in London. The world final first ran at Foxhall in 2008 and proved to be a successful event. The world final is predicted to stay at Foxhall due to the LEZ emission laws enforced in and around London making it difficult for many racers to transport their cars to the track.
The stadium opened in the mid-1950s and has been in continuous operation since.
Within the parish is the Nuffield Ipswich Hospital; a modern purpose-built hospital set in twenty acres of woodland.
The village once had its own beer house (brewery with pub attached) called the Waddling Duck, long since demolished.
There is a caravan site at Hollies Farm.
Foxhall is commonly thought of as a village as many, relatively modern, houses have been built along the Bucklesham Road however it is just an area with a few houses bearing the name 'Foxhall'.
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, a few miles east of Ipswich. It is adjacent to the parishes of Kesgrave to the north, Martlesham
Martlesham
Martlesham is a village in Suffolk, England about two miles South-West of Woodbridge and East of Ipswich. It is often referred to as "old Martlesham" by locals in order to distinguish this old village from the much more recent Martlesham Heath development to the south although both form a...
to the north east, Brightwell
Brightwell, Suffolk
Brightwell is a village and a civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal District, in the English county of Suffolk. It has a place of worship. For transport there is the A12 road nearby. It is near the large town of Ipswich. Adjacent parishes include Foxhall, Bucklesham, Martlesham and Newbourne.John...
to the east, Purdis Heath to the south and the borough 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...
to the west. The three parishes of Brightwell, Foxhall and Purdis Heath have a common council. The 2001 population was 151 persons in 57 households according to the census.
Foxhall was recorded in Domesday as "Foxehola".
The history and meaning (`fox-hole') of the name Foxhall and many other place-names in the parish are studied in a paper by Briggs.
The survey mentions 1 holding under Foxhall; 15 acres valued at 2 shillings held by the Abbot of Ely. Under the heading of "Derneford", "which is no doubt Darnford in Foxhall, there was 80 acres and 2 acres of meadow, 3 bordars in Saxon times having 4 ploughteams when it was valued at 40 shillings, but at the time of the survey 3 ploughteams only, when it was valued at 15 shillings."
On the heath are several springs which give rise to the Mill River a tributary of the River Deben
River Deben
The River Deben is a river in Suffolk rising in Debenham -to be precise it has two main sources but the others are mostly fields runoff then , passes through Woodbridge, turning into a tidal estuary before entering the North Sea at Felixstowe Ferry...
. All Saints Church stood north of Mill River; it was in ruins by the mid-16th century. Much of this church building survives, with the north wall mainly intact and can still be seen put to a new use as part of the barn of Foxhall Farm. It stands at the top of a slope overlooking one of the backroads that link Foxhall Road with Bucklesham Road. Two enormous buttresses give the game away, as well as an expanse of flint amongst the red-brick.In 1530, Foxhall became an ecclesiastical hamlet to Brightwell.
Despite its name as the Foxhall Stadium the home of the stadium of Ipswich Witches speedway team is actually just across the parish boundary in Kesgrave. The Stadium is run by Spedeworth UK Ltd stock car promoters.
More recently the Banger racing Unlimited World Final has been staged here since its move from the Plough Lane venue in London. The world final first ran at Foxhall in 2008 and proved to be a successful event. The world final is predicted to stay at Foxhall due to the LEZ emission laws enforced in and around London making it difficult for many racers to transport their cars to the track.
The stadium opened in the mid-1950s and has been in continuous operation since.
Within the parish is the Nuffield Ipswich Hospital; a modern purpose-built hospital set in twenty acres of woodland.
The village once had its own beer house (brewery with pub attached) called the Waddling Duck, long since demolished.
There is a caravan site at Hollies Farm.
Foxhall is commonly thought of as a village as many, relatively modern, houses have been built along the Bucklesham Road however it is just an area with a few houses bearing the name 'Foxhall'.