Freston, Suffolk
Village in Suffolk, England
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::summary Village in Suffolk, England ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | England |
| official_name | Freston |
| static_image | Freston Tower Aug 2007.jpg |
| static_image_width | 220 |
| static_image_caption | Freston Tower |
| os_grid_reference | TM 17043 39037 |
| coordinates | |
| population | 120 |
| population_ref | (2011) |
| civil_parish | Freston |
| shire_district | Babergh |
| region | East of England |
| shire_county | Suffolk |
| constituency_westminster | South Suffolk |
| post_town | IPSWICH |
| postcode_district | IP9 |
| postcode_area | IP |
| :: |
| country = England | official_name = Freston | static_image = Freston Tower Aug 2007.jpg | static_image_width = 220 | static_image_caption = Freston Tower | os_grid_reference = TM 17043 39037 | coordinates = | population = 120 | population_ref = (2011) | civil_parish = Freston | shire_district = Babergh | region = East of England | shire_county = Suffolk | constituency_westminster = South Suffolk | post_town = IPSWICH | postcode_district = IP9 | postcode_area = IP | dial_code = | website = Freston is a small village and civil parish in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England, located on the Shotley Peninsula, 4 miles south-east of Ipswich. In 2001, the parish had a population of 122, reducing slightly to 120 at the 2011 Census.
History
Bubonic plague
Main article: Third plague pandemic
Freston is notable as the location of the last outbreak of bubonic plague in England, in 1910. The centre of the outbreak was Latimer Cottages, where it is thought plague-bearing rats may have come ashore with smuggled goods. However, the diagnosis of plague has been disputed.
A Neolithic causewayed enclosure lies just south of the village.
Amenities and places of interest
- St. Peter's Church
- The Freston Boot public house, which closed in 2010 and reopened in 2018
- Freston Wood
- Freston Tower, either a lookout tower or a folly
Transport
For transport there is the B1456 road nearby.
Notable residents
- William Latymer (1499–1583), evangelical clergyman, Dean of Peterborough from 1560. He was chaplain to Anne Boleyn
- Isaac Eastey (1627–1712), husband of Mary Eastey, who was executed during the Salem Witch Trials
- Clara Reeve (1729–1807), novelist best known for the Gothic novel The Old English Baron
- Foster Barham Zincke (1817–1893), clergyman, a traveller, and an antiquary
References
Sources
References
- "Neighbourhood Statistics - Freston parish". Office for National Statistics.
- "Parish population 201 1".
- Zwanenberg, D Van. (Jan 1970). "The last epidemic of plague in England? Suffolk 1906-1918.". Medical History.
- Benedictow, Ole Jørgen. (2004). "The Black Death, 1346-1353: the complete history". Boydell & Brewer.
- Shrewsbury, J. F. D.. (2005). "A History of Bubonic Plague in the British Isles". [[Cambridge University Press]].
- Carter et al. (2021), p. 121.
- "St. Peter's church - suffolkchurches.co.uk".
- "The Boot, Freston". Closed pubs.
- "Freston Boot".
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