Little Cornard
Coordinates: 52°01′05″N 0°46′08″E / 52.018°N 0.769°E
| Little Cornard | |
 All Saints Church |
|
 Little Cornard
Little Cornard shown within Suffolk |
|
| Population | 305 (2001) |
|---|---|
| Civil parish | Little Cornard |
| District | Babergh |
| Shire county | Suffolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SUDBURY |
| Postcode district | CO10 |
| Dialling code | 01787 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Suffolk | |
Little Cornard is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Located around 0.5 miles (0.8 km) from its larger sibling, Great Cornard, on the B1057 road between Sudbury and Colchester, it is part of Babergh district, and has a population of 305.[1] The parish also includes the hamlet of Workhouse Green.
The parish's eastern boundary is the River Stour (also Suffolk's border with Essex). The parish is also home to the Cornard Mere Site of Special Scientific Interest, and the Appletree Wood and Mumford Wood wildlife sites.
Contents |
[edit] Hymn tune
The village also gives its name to a hymn tune by Martin Shaw, sung to the words Hills of the North Rejoice.
[edit] Train accident
On 17 August 2010, several people were injured, four seriously, when a train collided with a sewage truck in the village. The two-carriage passenger train collided with the truck at around 1735BST.[2]
Main article: 2010 Sudbury train accident
[edit] References
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Babergh Retrieved 18 August 2010
- ^ "Suffolk Train and Lorry Level Crossing Smash Injures 21". BBC News Online. 17 August 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-11006018. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
[edit] External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Little Cornard |
- Little Cornard Vision of Britain
- All Saints' Church Suffolk Churches
- Little Cornard Workhouse (Workhouse Green)
 |
This Suffolk location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
|||||||||||
