Linstead Parva

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Linstead Parva
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Linstead Parva
Location within Suffolk
Population132 (2011) [1]
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Halesworth
Postcode district IP19
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52°20′56″N1°25′37″E / 52.349°N 1.427°E / 52.349; 1.427 Coordinates: 52°20′56″N1°25′37″E / 52.349°N 1.427°E / 52.349; 1.427

Linstead Parva is a small village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. It has a small but notable 13th-century parish church, still in regular use. [2] The village pub, The Greyhound, was already established and trading when referenced in 1874, but it closed permanently in March 1955, and is now a private dwelling. [3]

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Population

In 2005 its population was 90. This had increased significantly to 132 at the 2011 Census, a 47% increase, caused by the combination of population statistics in 2011 for both Linsteads (Parva and Magna). In true terms, the population size of the village is stable.

Although "Parva" means smaller, Linstead Parva is today significantly larger than neighbouring Linstead Magna, which is now just a satellite hamlet.

Ecclesiastical parish

The parish church of Linstead (Parva and Magna) is in Linstead Parva, and dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch, [4] an early Christian martyr. The 13th-century church building is well maintained and in regular use. [2]

Historically the two Linsteads were separate parishes, with a church in Linstead Magna dedicated to St Peter. [4] There is almost no trace of St Peter's Church today, and the two communities have been a single parish for centuries, but a procession is still held every two years to the site of St Peter's church in Church Farm, Linstead Magna. [2]

In 1979 the parishes of the Blyth Valley were reorganised, with eight of them forming a large new team ministry, named the Halesworth Team Ministry. Linstead was incorporated into the new team. In 1996 three further parishes were added into the team, and in 1999 it was renamed the Blythe Valley Team Ministry. In 2020 three further parishes were added, giving 14 parishes and churches in the team.[ citation needed ]

Civil parish

Linstead Parva shares a parish council with Linstead Magna and nearby Chediston.

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References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "St Margaret of Antioch's Church, Linstead". Blyth Valley Team Ministry. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Linstead Parva Greyhound". The Campaign for Real Ale in Suffolk (CAMRA). Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 "St Margaret, Linstead Parva". Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 25 July 2020.


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