Knettishall
Encyclopedia
Knettishall is a village and civil parish
in the St Edmundsbury
district of Suffolk
in eastern England
. Located on the south bank of the River Little Ouse
(the Norfolk
-Suffolk border), in 2005 it had a population of 40. It shares a parish council with neighbouring Hopton
.
The parish contains Knettishall Heath Country Park and the remains of RAF Knettishall
, a World War II
airfield.
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 (borough)
St Edmundsbury is a local government district and borough in Suffolk, England. It is named after its main town, Bury St Edmunds. The second town in the district is Haverhill....
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...
in eastern 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...
. Located on the south bank of the River Little Ouse
River Little Ouse
The Little Ouse is a river in the east of England, a tributary of the River Great Ouse. For much of its length it defines the boundary between Norfolk and Suffolk....
(the Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
-Suffolk border), in 2005 it had a population of 40. It shares a parish council with neighbouring Hopton
Hopton, Suffolk
Hopton is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located just south of the Norfolk border on the B1111 road between Stanton and Garboldisham, in 2005 it had a population of 650...
.
The parish contains Knettishall Heath Country Park and the remains of RAF Knettishall
RAF Knettishall
RAF Knettishall is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is located 6 miles SE of Thetford in Suffolk between the villages of Knettishall and Coney Weston, which lies to the south...
, a World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
airfield.
External links
- Hopton-cum-Knettishall Parish Council
- Knettishall Heath Country Park Suffolk County Council
- RAF Knettishall ControlTowers.co.uk