Pakenham, Suffolk
| Pakenham | ||
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Shire county | ||
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| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Bury St Edmunds | |
| Postcode district | IP31 | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Pakenham is a village and
water mill
which claims to be the only working example in the county. The Pakenham windmill no longer works.
The village sits to the east of
borough of St Edmundsbury. Prior to the local government reorganisation of 1974 it was part of Thingoe Rural District
.
History
Pacca was the founder of a
Anglo-Saxon
remains, notably that of a bone-toothed comb in the old school garden (near the church) in the 1950s, testify to the authenticity of the site. The village was therefore named Pacca's Ham, i.e. the home of Pacca.
This name eventually became Pakenham, (pronounced locally with a long "a" sound.) The Anglo-Saxon family name later became "de Pakenham". Pacca's descendants continued to farm here until the
Norman Conquest of 1066
.
The village has contained several
manor houses, such as Pakenham Hall the family seat of the Spring family, but has now been demolished. Nether Hall was the original home of the de Pakenham family, and later seat of the Greene baronets. Newe House was built by Sir Robert Bright before becoming the dower house
of the Spring family. Several members of the Spring family are buried in the parish church.
Notable residents
- Hamon L'Estrange (1605 – 1660), writer on history, theology and liturgy who is buried at Pakenham.
- Summer Olympics and won silver at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
- Western division of Suffolk at a by-election in October 1875, and held the seat until the constituency was abolished at the 1885 general election.
Gallery
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The Watermill from Mill Road -
View of St Mary's Church -
Footbridge over Pakenham Fen -
View of the main street -
Pakenham tower windmill across the field -
Nether Hall by Francis Orpen Morris (1866) -
St Mary's Church inside -
The mere viewed from the watermill -
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Pakenham Church by Henry Davy (1827) -
Village sign -
Topiaries by a local artist -
River Black Bourn at Bull Bridge -
Windmill as seen from Micklemere
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See also
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighboiurhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
External links
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