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Hessett
Location within Suffolk
Population490  [1]
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Bury St Edmunds
Postcode district IP30
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52°13′03″N0°50′02″E / 52.21752°N 0.83399°E / 52.21752; 0.83399
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1945 map of Hessett

Hessett is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Hessett is located around four miles south-east of Bury St Edmunds. It is a rural village with a single north-south road off which most other roads flow. In 2011 its population was 464 which is towards the highest recorded population since its peak in 1850. [1] Hessett is south of Beyton and west of Drinkstone.

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History

A small village has been present in this area for over 1000 years with the earliest mention in AD 1005 when Ulfketel gave the village (alongside others) to Abbey Bury, St. Edmund's." [2] According to the 2011 Census there were 216 males and 248 females living in Hessett at this time. [3]

The village's name is derived from the Old English for Hedge Fold with hecg meaning hedge and set meaning a dwelling, a camp, a place for animals, a stable, or a fold. [4] The name referring to the agricultural nature and landscape of the village.

Historical writing

In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described the village as:

HESSETT, a parish in Stow district, Suffolk; 2½ miles S of Thurston r. station. The church was built by the Bacons; is in good condition; has a beautiful window and a tower; and contains tombs of the Bacons. [5]

Church

The Church in Hessett is of significance and is featured in Simon Jenkins’ book of England’s 1,000 Best Churches. [6] The dedication is to Æthelberht II of East Anglia (St. Ethelbert), and the building is a described as a typical Suffolk perpendicular church of the 15th century. The chancel is separated from the nave by a 15th-century rood screen, which is elegantly painted and gilded on the west (nave) side. [7]

Industry

Occupations for male and females in 1881 for Hessett. 1881 data for occupations of males and females in Hessett. .png
Occupations for male and females in 1881 for Hessett.

The census in 1831 gave a more detailed information about people's occupations in comparison to the 1801 census, for Hessett, the majority of the male population aged 20 and over were involved in some sort of agricultural occupation as "the land is chiefly arable", [8] for example; " Farmers employing labourers and agricultural labourers." [9] The remaining of males in Hessett held occupations of "Retail and Handicrafts and 2 Farmers not employing Labourers"., [10] with others being either gentry or their servants "63" [11] people being grouped in this occupation.

Demographics

Population time series for Hessett Hessett population time series 1801-2011.png
Population time series for Hessett

From the population time series created using data from Neighbourhood Statistics and Vision of Britain, it can be seen that there have been considerable changes in the population of Hessett. From 1801 when the first census record was carried out there was evidence of a general increase in the population until 1850. There is a decline in the population from 1850 to approximately the 1970s. This coincides with the mechanisation of agriculture and the need for fewer and fewer workers - it also coincides with two world wars which wiped out a significant proportion of the men in England. According to figures produced in the 1920s by the Central Statistical Office, the "total British Army casualties were 956,703". [12] The most recent statistics, produced by the 2011 census, report one of the highest populations with a total of 464 residents. The rise can be attributed to the development of the village with more housing and its consequent growth as a commuter village for Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket, and Ipswich.

Housing

From the data of properties sold from 2015 the average housing pricing is relatively high as the average price for a detached house in Hessett in £314,681 with 8 properties being sold in the IP30 postcode (June 2015). [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived 19 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine Suffolk County Council
  2. ↑ "Hessett Parish Council". Hessett Parish Council. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Neighbourhood Statistics, Office for National Statistics. "Hessett: Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Key to English Place Names- Hessett". Key to English Place Names. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Wilson, John Msrius (1870–72). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullerton & Co.
  6. ↑ "Suffolk Churches site". www.suffolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Hessett- Suffolk Churches". www.suffolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Genuki". Genuki, Hessett Suffolk. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Hessett's 1831 Occupational categories". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Hessett's Ocupational categories: Males ages 20 and over split into 9 categories". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Social structure for Hessett in 1831". A Vision of Britain through time. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "Some British Army Statistics of the Great War". The Long, long trail. Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "Avergage house prices (June 2015)" (PDF). Midsuffolk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
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