Occold

Occold
Occold church
Occold Location within Suffolk
Population	519 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference	TM1570
District	Mid Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	EYE
Postcode district	IP23
Dialling code	01379
Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
List of places UK England Suffolk 52°17′33″N1°09′40″E / 52.29250°N 1.16111°E / 52.29250; 1.16111

Occold village sign

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.

The village has a primary school, at the road junction between The Street, Mill Road and Bullshall Road in the centre of the village, a local public house, The Beaconsfield Arms, Jubilee Baptist Church and St. Michael's Church, Church of England on The Street.

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.)

External links

• http://occold.onesuffolk.net/
• https://www.occold.com

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