Flempton

Flempton
Flempton
	St. Catherine's church, Flempton
	Flempton Location within Suffolk
Area	1.47 sq mi (3.8 km2)
Population	149 (2011)
• Density	101/sq mi (39/km2)
District	West Suffolk;
Shire county	Suffolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bury St Edmunds
Postcode district	IP28
UK Parliament	West Suffolk;
	List of places UK England Suffolk 52°18′N 0°39′E / 52.3°N 0.65°E

Flempton is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. It is on the A1101 road 5 miles NW from Bury St Edmunds.

Flempton takes its name from the Flemings who came from Flanders and settled the area in Anglo-Saxon times. The Domesday Book records the population of Flempton in 1086 to be 16 households.^[2] According to the 2011 census the parish had a population of 149 in 68 households.^[1]

St Catherine's church is a grade II* listed building whose tower was rebuilt in 1839 after it collapsed.^[3]

Flempton is grouped with Hengrave to form a parish council made up of eight members, four from each parish.^[4]

The East of England Regional Assembly was based in Flempton House until 2010. The former village pub is The Greyhound on The Green which closed in 2016.^[5] It is close to the River Lark.

Flempton Forge and nearby Forge Cottage are grade II listed buildings on The Green.^[6]^[7] The forge has recently been converted to a holiday let.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Flempton Parish (E04009307)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
^ "Flempton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST CATHERINE (1031415)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
^ "Flempton cum Hengrave 2019 parish election" (PDF).
^ "Flempton Greyhound summary from Suffolk CAMRA". suffolk.camra.org.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
^ Historic England. "THE FORGE (1180463)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
^ Historic England. "FORGE COTTAGE (1031420)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
^ "Flempton Forge".

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[NOMIS2011-1] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Flempton Parish (E04009307)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

[2] "Flempton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

[3] Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST CATHERINE (1031415)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 April 2014.

[4] "Flempton cum Hengrave 2019 parish election" (PDF).

[5] "Flempton Greyhound summary from Suffolk CAMRA". suffolk.camra.org.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

[6] Historic England. "THE FORGE (1180463)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 April 2014.

[7] Historic England. "FORGE COTTAGE (1031420)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 April 2014.

[8] "Flempton Forge".

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Flempton
St. Catherine's church, Flempton
Flempton Location within Suffolk
Area	1.47 sq mi (3.8 km²)
Population	149 (2011) ^[1]
• Density	101/sq mi (39/km²)
District	West Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bury St Edmunds
Postcode district	IP28
UK Parliament	West Suffolk
List of places UK England Suffolk 52°18′N 0°39′E / 52.3°N 0.65°E / 52.3; 0.65