Edwardstone
| Edwardstone | |
|---|---|
 St. Mary's Church | |
  Edwardstone Location within Suffolk | |
| Population | 352 (2011)[1] |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Sudbury |
| Postcode district | CO10 |
| UK Parliament | |
Edwardstone is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The parish contains the hamlets of Mill Green, Priory Green, Round Maple and Sherbourne Street, and Edwardstone Woods, a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
History
Edwardstone was listed in the Domesday Book as Eduardestuna.[2] Edwardstone Priory was a priory in Priory Green and was founded by Peter, Bishop of Winchester during the reign of King John,[3] the priory was a cell to Abingdon monastery, before the monks resident were moved to Colne Priory.[4]
The village was the birthplace of John Winthrop, one of the founders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Listed buildings
Edwardstone has several buildings listed on the National Heritage List for England:
- Edwardstone's parish church, St Mary's, is a Grade I listed building.[5]
- Priory Green contains four Grade II listed buildings, the Barn to the North of Lynn's Hall,[6] Lynn's Hall,[7] Priory Cottage,[8] and Priory Green Cottage.[9]
- Mill Green has five Grade II listed buildings, all timber-framed and plastered houses, Crossways, Earls Cottages, Mill Green Cottage, Moat Farm Cottage, and Sans Souci.[10][11][12][13][14]
- There are four Grade II listed buildings in Round Maple, all timber-framed and plastered: Flushing Farm, an 18th or early 19th century building;[15] Little Thatch, a renovated 17th to 18th century single-storey building;[16] Quicks Farm, a house with a red brick front, gable ends;[17] and Seasons, a single-storey thatched building with attics.[18]
Notable residents
- John Hoskyns (1927-2014), Policy Advisor to Margaret Thatcher while head of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit from May 1979 and April 1982.
- Thomas Browne, (1889-1978), Archdeacon of Ipswich from 1946 until 1963 and honorary canon at St Edmundsbury Cathedral from 1936 to 1946.
- Henry Lowry-Corry (1845–1927), Colonel in the British Army, Conservative politician, and Member of Parliament (MP) for County Tyrone 1873-1880.
- William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley (1817-1885), landowner and benefactor.
- Joseph Brand (MP), (1605-1674), merchant, landowner, Member of Parliament for Sudbury in 1660
- John Winthrop, (1587/88-1649), Puritan lawyer and one of the leading figures in founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
References
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "DocumentsOnline | Image Details". The National Archives. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ Crutwell, Clement (1801). A tour through the whole island of Great Britain. Vol. 5. p. 214.
- ^ White, William (1844). History, gazetteer, and directory of Suffolk, and the towns near its borders. p. 549.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Mary the Virgin (11954451)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 December 2016
- ^ Historic England, "Barn to the North of Lynn's Hall (1285640)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 December 2016
- ^ Historic England, "Lynn's Hall (1037313)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 December 2016
- ^ Historic England, "Priory Cottage (1351439)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 December 2016
- ^ Historic England, "Priory Green Cottage (1037314)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 December 2016
- ^ Historic England, "Crossways (1037309)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 December 2016
- ^ Historic England, "Earl's Cottages (1037308)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 December 2016
- ^ Historic England, "Mill Green (1037315)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 December 2016
- ^ Historic England, "Moat Farm Cottage (1037310)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 December 2016
- ^ Historic England, "Sans Souci (1037312)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 December 2016
- ^ Historic England, "Flushing Farm (1351440)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 December 2016
- ^ Historic England, "Little Thatch (1037315)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 December 2016
- ^ Historic England, "Quicks Farmhouse (1391365)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 December 2016
- ^ Historic England, "Seasons (1194557)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 December 2016
External links
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