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|official_name= Spexhall |
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|shire_district= [[Waveney]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Spexhall''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the north-east of the [[English county]] of [[Suffolk]]. The village, which is dispersed in nature, is around {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} north of the market town of [[Halesworth]] and {{convert|7|mi|km}} south of [[Bungay]] in the [[Waveney]] district. It has few basic services, including a village hall and a parish church, which was originally built as a cell of [[Rumburgh Priory]]. The [[A144 road]] runs through the parish following the route of the Roman Stone Street. The population in 2011 was 192.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spexhall Parish, Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128767&c=spexhall&d=16&e=62&g=6467355&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1391527820422&enc=1|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=4 February 2014}}</ref> |
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[[File:Population Time Series for Spexhall, Suffolk, from 1801 to 2011.png|thumb|Population Time Series for Spexhall, Suffolk, from 1801 to 2011]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Spexhall''' is a village in the north-east |
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This description of Spexhall was written in the late nineteenth century: |
This description of Spexhall was written in the late nineteenth century: |
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:SPEXHALL, a parish in Blything district, Suffolk; 2 miles NNW of Halesworth r. station. Post town, Halesworth. Acres, 1,484. Real property, £2,311. Pop., 181. Houses, 36. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £277.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is old. Charities, £15.<ref>{{cite book|last=Wilson|first=John Marius|title=Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales|date=1870{{ndash}}72|publisher=Fullarton & co|location=Edinburgh|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/927490|accessdate=2014-02-04}}</ref> |
:SPEXHALL, a parish in Blything district, Suffolk; 2 miles NNW of Halesworth r. station. Post town, Halesworth. Acres, 1,484. Real property, £2,311. Pop., 181. Houses, 36. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £277.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is old. Charities, £15.<ref>{{cite book|last=Wilson|first=John Marius|title=Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales|date=1870{{ndash}}72|publisher=Fullarton & co|location=Edinburgh|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/927490|accessdate=2014-02-04}}</ref> |
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== Local amenities == |
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* Village hall with kitchen that can be booked for events |
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* Recycling facilities on the village hall car park site |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/spexhall.htm St Peter, Spexhall] Suffolk Churches |
* [http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/spexhall.htm St Peter, Spexhall] Suffolk Churches |
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[[Category:Civil parishes in Suffolk]] |
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[[Category:Villages in Suffolk]] |
[[Category:Villages in Suffolk]] |
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Revision as of 10:22, 21 October 2015
| Spexhall | |
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 St Peter's Church, Spexhall | |
| Population | 192 (2011) |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Halesworth |
| Postcode district | IP19 0 |
| Dialling code | 01986 |
| UK Parliament | |
Spexhall is a village and civil parish in the north-east of the English county of Suffolk. The village, which is dispersed in nature, is around 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the market town of Halesworth and 7 miles (11 km) south of Bungay in the Waveney district. It has few basic services, including a village hall and a parish church, which was originally built as a cell of Rumburgh Priory. The A144 road runs through the parish following the route of the Roman Stone Street. The population in 2011 was 192.[1]
This description of Spexhall was written in the late nineteenth century:
- SPEXHALL, a parish in Blything district, Suffolk; 2 miles NNW of Halesworth r. station. Post town, Halesworth. Acres, 1,484. Real property, £2,311. Pop., 181. Houses, 36. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £277.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is old. Charities, £15.[2]
References
- ^ "Spexhall Parish, Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Wilson, John Marius (1870–72). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: Fullarton & co. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Spexhall.
- St Peter, Spexhall Suffolk Churches
- Government census information for Sepxhall (2001)
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