Flempton | |
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![]() St. Catherine's church, Flempton | |
Location within Suffolk | |
Area | 1.47 sq mi (3.8 km2) |
Population | 149 (2011) [1] |
• Density | 101/sq mi (39/km2) |
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Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Bury St Edmunds |
Postcode district | IP28 |
UK Parliament | |
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]
The 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]
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