Wickhambrook
Encyclopedia
Wickhambrook is a village and civil parish
in the St Edmundsbury
district of Suffolk
in eastern England
.
Located around ten miles south-west of Bury St Edmunds, halfway to Haverhill
off the A143.
The village was recorded in Domesday as "Wicham".
The parish contains a number of hamlets and eleven village greens; Ashfield Green, Attleton Green
, Baxter's Green, Boyden End, Clopton Green, Coltsfoot Green
, Farley Green, Genesis Green, Lady's Green, Malting End, Meeting Green, Moor Green, Nunnery Green, Park Gate and Wickham Street spread over a 5 mile area.
In the north being Boyden End, Nunnery Green, Genesis Green,
In the east Ashfield Green, Baxter's Green, Meeting Green,
In the west Attleton Green
, Malting End, Farley Green,
In the south Wickham Street,
In 2011 St Edmundsbury Borough Council has announced that Wickhambrook is to lose one of its Greens. Lady's Green is to become part of Ousden. The date of this is change is still to be determined as the change is still under review.
The Village has three places of worship: All Saints' Church - Anglican (OS grid TL7554) on Church Road near the B1063; the United Reformed Church, at Meeting Green on Cemetery Road; and the Methodist Chapel at the intersection of Shop Hill (B1063) and Cemetery Road. In former times there was a Free Chapel in the grounds of Badmondisfield Hall its date of closure is not recorded here.
There are three formal burial sites in the village: the original churchyard of All Saints' which was closed by order of the Privy Council in 1890; a small number of burial plots in the grounds of the United Reformed Church; and finally the cemetery to be found on Cemetery Road which also hosts a small Chapel and the village War Memorial.
Bullock's Mill was a post mill built at Thorns about 1830. It was demolished about 1914; some remains can still be seen. Another mill stood on the road towards Hargrave until 1920. A third mill dating from the 18th century, stood in the south of the parish near Denston until 1969.
Wickhambrook (centre - OS grid TL7455) hosts a number of facilities.
Farms in the area include Brookhouse Farm just off A143 and Rolfes Farm further north.
Alf Hicks' biscuit barrel award is awarded each year for outstanding service to the village.
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
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.
Located around ten miles south-west of Bury St Edmunds, halfway to Haverhill
Haverhill, Suffolk
Haverhill is an industrial market town and civil parish in the county of Suffolk, England, next to the borders of Essex and Cambridgeshire. It lies southeast of Cambridge and north of central London...
off the A143.
The village was recorded in Domesday as "Wicham".
The parish contains a number of hamlets and eleven village greens; Ashfield Green, Attleton Green
Attleton Green
Attleton Green is a village in Suffolk, England....
, Baxter's Green, Boyden End, Clopton Green, Coltsfoot Green
Coltsfoot Green
Coltsfoot Green is a small hamlet within the village of Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England. It constitutes one of its eleven village greens and consists of a small green with a small tributary of the River Glem running through it. Until 2009 there was a small copse on the green which was removed due...
, Farley Green, Genesis Green, Lady's Green, Malting End, Meeting Green, Moor Green, Nunnery Green, Park Gate and Wickham Street spread over a 5 mile area.
In the north being Boyden End, Nunnery Green, Genesis Green,
In the east Ashfield Green, Baxter's Green, Meeting Green,
In the west Attleton Green
Attleton Green
Attleton Green is a village in Suffolk, England....
, Malting End, Farley Green,
In the south Wickham Street,
In 2011 St Edmundsbury Borough Council has announced that Wickhambrook is to lose one of its Greens. Lady's Green is to become part of Ousden. The date of this is change is still to be determined as the change is still under review.
The Village has three places of worship: All Saints' Church - Anglican (OS grid TL7554) on Church Road near the B1063; the United Reformed Church, at Meeting Green on Cemetery Road; and the Methodist Chapel at the intersection of Shop Hill (B1063) and Cemetery Road. In former times there was a Free Chapel in the grounds of Badmondisfield Hall its date of closure is not recorded here.
There are three formal burial sites in the village: the original churchyard of All Saints' which was closed by order of the Privy Council in 1890; a small number of burial plots in the grounds of the United Reformed Church; and finally the cemetery to be found on Cemetery Road which also hosts a small Chapel and the village War Memorial.
Bullock's Mill was a post mill built at Thorns about 1830. It was demolished about 1914; some remains can still be seen. Another mill stood on the road towards Hargrave until 1920. A third mill dating from the 18th century, stood in the south of the parish near Denston until 1969.
Present day
Wickhambrook is the largest village by area in the county of Suffolk with a population of 1170 in 2005.Wickhambrook (centre - OS grid TL7455) hosts a number of facilities.
- A Post office/shop, garage.
- Wickhambrook Surgery, Nunnery Green, Wickhambrook, Suffolk CB8 8XU
- The Greyhound pub, (Lidstone's brewed here between 1998 and 2002 but since moved to Yorkshire).
- Memorial Hall hosts a very active social scene, including an excellent pantomime which is normally held around January of each year.
- Women's Institutes WI Hall is not as large, but has social events.
- Wickhambrook Community Primary School is at the north end of Shop Hill.
- Three centres of worship and burial
- The Six Acres recreational ground
- Playground and skateboard park
- Fire station
Farms in the area include Brookhouse Farm just off A143 and Rolfes Farm further north.
Alf Hicks' biscuit barrel award is awarded each year for outstanding service to the village.