Burstall, Suffolk
Burstall | |
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![]() St Mary's, Burstall | |
Location within Suffolk | |
Area | 3.11 km2 (1.20 sq mi) |
Population | 198 (2011)[1] |
• Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TM0944 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Ipswich |
Postcode district | IP8 |
Dialling code | 01473 |
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Burstall is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Located around 4 miles (6 km) west of Ipswich, it is part of Babergh district. The parish includes the hamlet of Burstallhill. Recorded in the Domesday Book as Burgestala / Burghestala. It is in the Belstead Brook electoral division of Suffolk County Council.[2]
The south-western boundary of the parish is delineated by Belstead Brook, a tributary of the River Orwell. The A1071 between Ipswich and Hadleigh crosses Belstead Brook at Burstall Bridge.
Burstall Hall is ⅔ mile (1 km) northeast from the village.
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Mill Farm is to the west and Hill Farm to the east.
The village hall built in 1910 in memory of John Cranfield. It is a Mock Tudor building with a recent lottery grant improvements. No alcohol is sold in the hall.
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The Half Moon public house closed in 1968 and the Post office closed in 2006.
St Mary's Church
[edit]The parish church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building. It is largely of the early 14th and 15th centuries, with two Victorian restorations by Frederick Barnes of Ipswich.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Burstall Parish (E04009078)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Belstead Brook Electoral Division Profile 2017" (PDF). Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary - Burstall - Suffolk - England (Grade I) (1036948)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
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