Occold
Appearance
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Occold_Village_Sign.jpg/220px-Occold_Village_Sign.jpg)
Occold | |
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![]() Occold Church | |
Location within Suffolk | |
Population | 519 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | TM1570 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | EYE |
Postcode district | IP23 |
Dialling code | 01379 |
Police | Suffolk |
Fire | Suffolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Occold is a village in Suffolk, England. Occold is located 2 miles south east from the town of Eye, and 8 miles from the town of Diss.
History
[edit]In 1850 Elizabeth Burgwin was born here. She went on to create free school meals in London.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ Horn, Pamela (23 September 2004). "Burgwin [née Canham], Elizabeth Miriam (1850–1940), educationist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 1 (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/51776. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
External links
[edit]www.occold.com
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