Ufford, Suffolk

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Village and civil parish in England

title: "Ufford, Suffolk" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-suffolk", "civil-parishes-in-suffolk"] description: "Village and civil parish in England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-suffolk" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufford,_Suffolk" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village and civil parish in England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

FieldValue
countryEngland
coordinates
official_nameUfford
population808
population_ref(2001)
948 (2011)
static_imageUfford - Church of St Mary (2).jpg
static_image_captionThe Church of St Mary
shire_districtEast Suffolk
regionEast of England
shire_countySuffolk
constituency_westminsterSuffolk Coastal
post_townWoodbridge
postcode_districtIP13
postcode_areaIP
dial_code01394
os_grid_referenceTM2952
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|country = England |coordinates = |official_name = Ufford |population = 808 |area_total_km2 = |population_ref = (2001) 948 (2011) |static_image = Ufford - Church of St Mary (2).jpg |static_image_caption = The Church of St Mary |shire_district = East Suffolk |region = East of England |shire_county = Suffolk |constituency_westminster = Suffolk Coastal |post_town = Woodbridge |postcode_district = IP13 |postcode_area = IP |dial_code = 01394 |os_grid_reference = TM2952 Ufford is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Its population of 808 at the 2001 census rose to 948 at the 2011 Census and was estimated at 1,008 in 2019. The village lies 2 miles (3.2 km) south-south-west of Wickham Market and 13 miles (21 km) north-east of Ipswich. The main road through the village was renumbered B1438 after its replacement as a trunk road by the new A12.

Heritage

The village name means "Uffa's enclosure" (not "Uffa's ford") in Old English. The parish has 28 listed buildings, one of which is Grade I: the Church of St Mary.

St Mary's Church

St Mary's Anglican Church dates from the 11th century. It is served by the Rector of Melton and Ufford. It has a church hall. The War Memorial inside records 22 men who died in the First World War and four who died in the Second.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Church_of_St_Mary,Ufford_Suffolk(7305122812).jpg" caption="The interior of the church"] ::

The church is the oldest of 28 listed edifices in Ufford. Most are dwelling houses, some thatched, nearby in the eastern part of the village.

Eight bells hang in the tower for change ringing, the heaviest weighing 13 cwt (660 kg) and the oldest dating from about 1380, cast by William Dawe of London and inscribed Sum rosa pulsata mundi Katerina vocata (When struck I am Rose of the World called Katerina). The tower belongs to the Suffolk Guild of Ringers. The bells were rehung in a new frame and three bells recast by John Taylor & Co in 1936. The first peal rang on 24 October 1885; by 2019, 152 peals had rung.

The church is famous for medieval wood carvings, notably a font cover of about 1450 – the tallest such cover in England at 20 feet (6 metres). It is surmounted by a pelican pecking its breast to feed its chicks, a symbol of Christ feeding the faithful with his own body. The notorious 17th-century iconoclast William Dowsing left the structure intact after visiting the church in 1644, noting in his diary, it was "gorgeous... like a pope's triple crown."

Transport

The nearest railway station is at Melton (2 miles/3.2 km) on the East Suffolk Line, with trains between Ipswich and Lowestoft about once an hour on weekdays and once in two hours on Sundays. There are five Monday-to-Friday buses a day between Woodbridge and Framlingham passing through Ufford, and regular daytime services between Aldeburgh and Ipswich on Mondays to Saturdays.

Amenities

The village has a community hall, a recreation ground and two pubs, the Ufford Crown and White Lion. The nearest shopping facilities are in Wickham Market and Woodbridge, the nearest schools at Melton and Woodbridge.

Ufford Park Hotel has a golf course. Ufford Sports Football Club plays in the Suffolk and Ipswich Football League.

Notable people

In birth order:

References

References

  1. "Ufford CP (Parish)". [[Office for National Statistics]].
  2. "Parish population 2011".
  3. [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastofengland/admin/east_suffolk/E04012076__ufford/ City Population. Retrieved 17 December 2020.]
  4. "Key to English Place-names".
  5. Keith Briggs and Kelly Kilpatrick, ''A Dictionary of Suffolk Place-Names'', EPNS & SIAH 2016, p. 144.
  6. "Listed Buildings in Ufford, Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk".
  7. Britain Express [https://www.britainexpress.com/counties/suffolk/churches/ufford.htm Retrieved 4 April 2017.]
  8. Local church site, including photographs. [http://www.uffordchurch.org.uk/index.html Retrieved 4 April 2017.]
  9. [https://www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/Ufford.html Roll of Honour. Retrieved 17 December 2020.]
  10. British Listed Buildings (Ufford, Suffolk Coastal) [http://ufford.suffolk.cloud/our-village/history/ Retrieved 4 April 2017.]
  11. "Dove Details".
  12. "The Suffolk Guild of Ringers, Ufford".
  13. "Felstead Database".
  14. 9780091945251. p. 264. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  15. [https://www.thetrainline.com/train-times/ipswich-station-to-lowestoft. Retrieved 20 February 2019.]
  16. Suffolk on board [http://www.suffolkonboard.com/buses/bus-timetables-by-service-number/?x=0&y=0&text=62 Retrieved 4 April 2017.]
  17. Suffolk on board [http://www.suffolkonboard.com/buses/bus-timetables-by-service-number/?x=0&y=0&text=64 Retrieved 4 April 2017.]
  18. Parish site [http://ufford.suffolk.cloud/our-village/ Retrieved 4 April 2017.]
  19. Parish site [http://ufford.suffolk.cloud/links/ Retrieved 4 April 2017.]
  20. Ufford Sports FC [http://www.uffordsportsfc.co.uk/index.php/league-table/ Retrieved 4 April 2017.] {{Webarchive. link. (5 April 2017)
  21. ODNB entry: Kate Flint: [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/55562 Retrieved 4 May 2012.]

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