Ickworth
Civil parish in Suffolk, England
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::summary Civil parish in Suffolk, England ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | England |
| official_name | Ickworth |
| static_image_name | Ickworth House and Church - geograph.org.uk - 832141.jpg |
| static_image_caption | Ickworth House and St Mary's Church |
| coordinates | |
| population | 30 |
| population_ref | |
| shire_district | West Suffolk |
| shire_county | Suffolk |
| region | East of England |
| post_town | Bury St Edmunds |
| postcode_area | IP |
| postcode_district | IP29 |
| os_grid_reference | TL8161 |
| :: |
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Ickworth is a small civil parish, almost coextensive with the estate of the National Trust's Ickworth House, in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, eastern England, 2.3 mi south-west of Bury St Edmunds. The population of the parish was only minimal at the 2011 Census and is included in the civil parish of Lawshall.
Landmarks
Ickworth has three main clusters of the 12 listed structures in the Grade II* listed park and garden which are: ::data[format=table]
| Name | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ickworth House | Grade I | National Trust |
| Sir John Hervey's Summerhouse | Grade II | |
| St Mary's Church | Grade II* | |
| White House | Grade II | |
| Mordaboys Cottages | Grade II | Thatched 17th century. |
| Garden walling by summerhouse | Grade II | |
| Coach House | Grade II | |
| Garden wall by church | Grade II | |
| Ha-ha | Grade II | |
| Stable Block | Grade II | |
| Balustrading by entrance | Grade II | |
| :: |
The main park also had the only vineyard on National Trust land, until 2015 when it was grubbed up to allow the walled garden to be reinstated. An orchard of historic fruit trees was planted as the first stage of this plan.
History
Early history
Mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as having 12 heads of household (nine of which villagers (villeins), three as smallholders) and four tied serfs (slaves), Ickworth rendered £3 and a small vill-tax to its overlords and was valued as being worth £4 per year.
Modern history
Samuel Lewis's overview of 1848 reads: The bulk of the land formed Lord Bristol's main freehold estate which was sold for public benefit to the National Trust to pay the precursor to inheritance tax in 1956.
In 2005 its population was estimated at 30.
Demography
The 2011 census does not provide a population (see above) although Ickworth is part of the west of Census Output Area E00153548, which had 275 inhabitants of which 185 lived in a detached dwelling, 16 lived in a purpose-built block of flats or tenement, five in part of a converted or bed-sit and one in a commercial building.
Transport
To the east is the A143 which is linked to the A14 by the shortest route via a turning onto a minor straight road in Horringer, Westley Lane, immediately to the north. The A14 is a main East-West route in England which then leads west to:
- The A11, its south spur onto the M11
- The M11 at Cambridge
- The A1 at Huntingdon
- The M1/M6 junction at Swinford, Leicestershire
References
References
- [http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/38314C3E-02A0-4515-92FE-8909C6FDB3A3/0/Parishestimates01to05.pdf Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk] {{webarchive. link. (2008-12-19 Suffolk County Council)
- [http://gridreferencefinder.com/ Grid Reference Finder] distance tools
- The Park and Garden: {{NHLE
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- Sir John Hervey's Summerhouse {{NHLE
- St Mary's Church {{NHLE
- White House {{NHLE
- Thatched terraced cottages, early C17 with early C19 alterations with converted attics: {{NHLE
- Garden walling {{NHLE
- Coach House {{NHLE
- Garden wall 100 yards south of church {{NHLE
- Ha ha {{NHLE
- Stable Block {{NHLE
- Balustrading {{NHLE
- [http://www.domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TL8161/ickworth/ Domesday map]
- (1848). "Ickworth". Institute of Historical Research.
- [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk 2011 Census] {{Webarchive. link. (11 February 2003 E00153548 as parish facility is faulty or publicly prohibited for postcode IP29 5QE. Retrieved April 2013)
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