Euston, Suffolk
Euston | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Thetford | |
Postcode district | IP24 | |
Dialling code | 01842 | |
Police | Suffolk | |
Fire | Suffolk | |
Ambulance | East of England | |
UK Parliament | ||
Euston is a village and
Etymology
The name of the village was first recorded in
Geography
The parish contains Euston Hall and the surrounding Euston Park designed by William Kent and Capability Brown, as well as the Fakenham Wood SSSI. The parish's northern border is the River Little Ouse, which marks the boundary between Norfolk and Suffolk. Euston Hall is the country seat of the Duke of Grafton.
St Genevieve Church
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Other
The Icknield Way Path passes through the village on its 110-mile journey from Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire to Knettishall Heath in Suffolk. The Icknield Way Trail, a multi-user route for walkers, horse riders and off-road cyclists also passes through the village.
Barnham Heath Site of Special Scientific Interest is on the western edge of the parish, which also includes land in the Breckland Farmland and Forest SSSI units.[7]
Euston Park Endurance is a facility for endurance riding. The Endurance World Championships 2012 took place in Euston Park.
References
- ^ a b Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived December 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Suffolk County Council
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "How London's Terminal Stations Got Their Names". Londonist. 15 September 2014.
- ^ The Suffolk Churches Site - St Genevieve, Euston
- ^ British Listed Buildings - Church of St Genevieve, Euston
- ^ A Church Near You - Euston, St Genevieve
- ^ Breackland Farmland SSSI map, Natural England. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
External links
- Euston Suffolk Churches