Worlingham
Coordinates: 52°27′07″N 1°35′42″E / 52.452°N 1.595°E
| Worlingham | |
 All Saints Parish Church |
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 Worlingham
Worlingham shown within Suffolk |
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| Population | 3,298 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | TM4489 |
| Civil parish | Worlingham |
| District | Waveney |
| Shire county | Suffolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BECCLES |
| Postcode district | NR34 |
| Dialling code | 01502 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Waveney |
| List of places: UK • England • Suffolk | |
Worlingham is a village and civil parish in the Waveney district of Suffolk, England about 1.3 miles (2.1 km) east of Beccles. As of 2008 it is effectively a suburb of Beccles. At the 2001 census it had a population of 3,298,[1] which was estimated to have risen to 3,730 by 2005.[2]
Worlingham has a limited range of shops including a local grocery and sub-post office, hairdresser, fish and chip shop, pharmacy and small newsagent. There are three parks.
The local church, which is approximately 900 years old, is dedicated to All Saints. There are also two schools in Worlingham: a primary with just over 100 pupils, and a middle school with over 400 students. Children attend Sir John Leman High School in Beccles.
A community steering group has been created to bring life back into the village by giving the local children and teenagers places to go and do activities. A youth club which runs every alternate Wednesday at the sports hall in Worlingham Middle School.
[edit] References
- ^ "Parish Headcounts: Waveney". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790525. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ "Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk". Suffolk County Council. http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/38314C3E-02A0-4515-92FE-8909C6FDB3A3/0/Parishestimates01to05.pdf. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
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