Occold

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Occold
Location within Suffolk
Population519 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference TM1570
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town EYE
Postcode district IP23
Dialling code 01379
Police Suffolk
Fire Suffolk
Ambulance East of England
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Suffolk
52°17′N1°09′E / 52.28°N 01.15°E / 52.28; 01.15

Occold is a village in Suffolk, England. Occold is located 2 miles south east from the town of Eye, and 8 miles from the town of Diss.

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History

In 1850 Elizabeth Burgwin was born here. She went on to create free school meals in London. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Horn, Pamela (23 September 2004). "Burgwin [née Canham], Elizabeth Miriam (1850–1940), educationist" . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 1 (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/51776. ISBN   978-0-19-861412-8.(Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)

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