Hengrave is a small village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is to the North of the town of Bury St Edmunds along the A1101 road. It is surrounded by the parishes of Flempton, Culford, Fornham St Genevieve, Fornham All Saints and Risby.[2] The River Lark provides the North East boundary of the parish.[3]
| Hengrave | |
|---|---|
 Signpost in Hengrave | |
  Hengrave Location within Suffolk | |
| Population | 173 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TL825686 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bury St Edmunds |
| Postcode district | IP28 |
| Dialling code | 01284 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
History
editThe village is recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 as Hemegretham meaning the homestead or village of Hemma's meadow.[4] This is derived from the old Frisian word grēd meaning meadow or pasture.[5] The parish was located in Thingoe Hundred.[6]
Biodiversity
editThe botanist Thomas Gage lived in Hengrave Hall and produced an account of plants, moss and lichen which he had found in the village, which was published in The History and Antiquities of Hengrave in Suffolk[7] (1822) by his uncle, the historian John Gage Rokewode, who also lived in Hengrave Hall.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Places within 6 miles of Hengrave". www.genuki.org.uk. Genuki. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Hengrave, Suffolk". www.genuki.org.uk. Genuki. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Mills, A. D. (9 October 2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-157847-2.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ Gage, John (1822). The history and antiquities of Hengrave, in Suffolk. London & Bury St Edmunds: J. Carpenter; J. Deck.
- ^ John Gage (1822). "The History and Antiquities of Hengrave in Suffolk". catalog.hathitrust.org. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
External links
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