Nettlestead, Suffolk

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Nettlestead
Location within Suffolk
Population90  [1]
870 (2011 Census) [2]
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Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Ipswich
Postcode district IP8
Police Suffolk
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Suffolk
52°06′23″N1°03′07″E / 52.106373°N 1.0518962°E / 52.106373; 1.0518962
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High Hall, Nettlestead

Nettlestead is a dispersed village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England.The surrounding villages of Nettlestead include Somersham (the closest), Little Blakenham, Baylham, Barking, Willisham and Offton.

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Historicbuildings

In Nettlestead there are two manors:

The Chace

The originalthe manor belonged to the Earls of Richmond; passed to Peter II, Count of Savoy, Robert de Tiptoft, the Despencers and the Wentworths; and gave to the last the title of Baron. Nettlestead Hall (the Chace) was the Manor-house which retains an ancient gateway, bearing the arms of the Wentworths. From the 13th to the 16th centuries the Nettlestead families were patrons of the house of friars minor at Ipswich.

High Hall

High Hall dates back to the 16th Century and was built by Huguenots who had fled from France during series of religious persecutions.

Located to the north-west of Ipswich and 11 miles from Stowmarket, in 2005 its population was 90. [1]

Notable residents

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References

  1. 1 2 Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived 2008-12-19 at the Wayback Machine Suffolk County Council
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

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