Hinderclay
| Hinderclay | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Diss | |
| Postcode district | IP22 | |
| Police | Suffolk | |
| Fire | Suffolk | |
| Ambulance | East of England | |
Hinderclay is a village and
The parish church is dedicated to St Mary and was thatched until 1842. Hinderclay Hall is to the south of the village. A tower mill used to stand in The Street. It was demolished either in 1920 or 1955. Two pubs used to exist in the village. First, the Bell (formerly Six Bells) is now residential and known as Orchard House. The old pub was also located close to a bend in the road still known locally as "Bells Corner" (on Bells Lane) and secondly, the Crown.
History
Nearby, on the edge of Hinderclay wood, were found the remains of an early Iron Age settlement. Roman pottery kilns were found in the wood. The village was recorded in Domesday as "Hilderclea" (from the Anglo-Saxon for "tongue of land in a river where the elder grew").
Natural environment
The northern boundary of the parish (also the border with
Hinderclay Lakes, 900 metres (0.56 mi) east, are a good source of fishing and are being created by the extraction of peat, which is sold for garden use. Hinderclay Woods are located 1,300 metres (0.81 mi) southwest from the village centre.
Notable people
- Thomas Fowle, rector 1561 to 1566.[4]
- Thomas Carter, first pastor of Woburn, Massachusetts 1642–1684.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk" (PDF). Suffolk County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Hinderclay Fen". Little Ouse Headwaters Project. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Fowle, Thomas (FWL547T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ J. Venn, Alumni Cantabrigienses Part I vol. 1 (Cambridge University Press, 1922), p. 301 (Internet Archive).
External links
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