Lakenheath
Lakenheath | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Brandon | |
Postcode district | IP27 | |
Dialling code | 01842 | |
Police | Suffolk | |
Fire | Suffolk | |
Ambulance | East of England | |
UK Parliament | ||
Lakenheath is a village and
Lakenheath is host to the largest United States Air Force base in the United Kingdom, RAF Lakenheath.
The village has a single Victorian primary school, constructed in 1878, which was extended in 1969, again in 2004 and most recently in 2010/2011.[3] There is a small shopping street on which a variety of multi-cultural shops, restaurants, and services are available.[4] Horse-riding services are also present. The village has a modern library with various amenities.[5] Along this main road there is a small hotel, skate park, and a children's play park.
Lakenheath has two pubs though historically it had at least sixteen more. The Plough Inn (also known as the Wok n Rock) is a spacious flint-faced 19th-century bar, Far Eastern restaurant and takeaway. It reopened at the end of 2013 after being closed for two years.[6] The other pub is the Brewer's Tap. The Royal British Legion was a members-only club, but closed in April 2012.[7]
Lakenheath is remarkable for its medieval church, built about 900 years ago in wood, eventually being rebuilt in the local
As well as the
The recently built pavilion now houses the local cricket club and hosts various events.
Lakenheath also boasts a football club playing at ‘The PIt’ stadium in the village. The club, in 2021 won promotion to the Thurlow Nunn League Premier Division, the highest they have ever been and, won the Suffolk Senior Cup for the second time in their history.
Transportation
Lakenheath railway station, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the village, sees very little passenger service.
There are regular bus services to the neighbouring towns of Brandon, Mildenhall and Thetford plus buses to Bury St. Edmunds operated on school/college days which are available to the general public.
RAF Lakenheath
Lakenheath is host to the largest deployment of United States Air Force personnel in the United Kingdom:
Prehistory and archaeology
During the
Excavation of three early Anglo-Saxon cemeteries at RAF Lakenheath between 1997 and 2002 uncovered a total of 394 inhumation and 17 cremation burials,[citation needed] including one 6th-century grave with a horse burial: a man was buried next to a fully armoured horse.[11]
History
During the Peasants' Revolt in 1381, Sir John Cavendish, the Chief Justice of the King's Bench and Chancellor of the University of Cambridge was pursued by rebels and caught and killed in Lakenheath.[12]
The village was struck by an F0/T1 tornado on 23 November 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day.[13]
Climate
Lakenheath has an oceanic climate similar to the rest of the region of East of England. It is therefore warmer and drier than the average climate of the British Isles due to its relative distance to the low-pressure dominated coastal weather systems of the Atlantic.
Climate data for Lakenheath, 1981-2010 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 16 (61) |
18 (64) |
22.8 (73.0) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
34 (93) |
34 (93) |
35 (95) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.1 (84.4) |
18 (64) |
15 (59) |
35 (95) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) |
8.4 (47.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
11.7 (53.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
1.8 (35.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
1.7 (35.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −15.6 (3.9) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−10 (14) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
3.3 (37.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−5 (23) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67.2 (2.65) |
65.6 (2.58) |
43.5 (1.71) |
31.8 (1.25) |
40.5 (1.59) |
55.5 (2.19) |
45.7 (1.80) |
58.0 (2.28) |
37.8 (1.49) |
48.1 (1.89) |
56.8 (2.24) |
52.1 (2.05) |
598.9 (23.58) |
Source: Météo Climat[14][15] |
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ BBC News 17 May 2007
- ^ Our School Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Shops visitlakenheath.co.uk [dead link]
- ^ "Lakenheath Library | Suffolk Libraries". suffolklibraries.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014.
- ^ Suffolk Camra
- ^ Lakenheath club closes its doors
- ^ Lakenheath
- ^ BBC News 6 January 2009
- ^ "The Shotton Project". Archived from the original on 24 September 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
- ISBN 9780719058110. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ISBN 9780752423234.
- ^ "European Severe Weather Database".
- ^ "Météo climat stats for Lakenheath 1981-2010". Météo Climat. March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Météo climat stats Lakenheath records". Météo Climat. Retrieved 31 March 2017.