Levington

Coordinates: 52°00′N 1°15′E / 52.000°N 1.250°E / 52.000; 1.250
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Levington is a small village in the county of Suffolk, England in the East Suffolk district. The population of the parish including Stratton Hall at the 2011 Census was 259.[1]

History

Levington has a church called St Peters Church and a pub. It is near the large town of Ipswich and the village of Nacton. A Viking ship was once found in Levington.[citation needed] Sir Robert Hitcham (1572? – 1636), Member of Parliament, Attorney-General to Anne of Denmark Queen Consort to James I, and owner of Framlingham Castle was born in the village.

Geography

The village is widely known for the Levington Research Station, built by Fisons in 1957. The fertiliser factory of Fisons was at Bramford, west of Ipswich. The site was well-known for developing Levington Compost in the 1960s.

References

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 16 September 2015.

52°00′N 1°15′E / 52.000°N 1.250°E / 52.000; 1.250


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