Wickham Market

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Wickham Market
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Wickham Market
Location within Suffolk
Area4.81 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Population2,156 (2011) [1]
•  Density 448/km2 (1,160/sq mi)
OS grid reference TM3056
Civil parish
  • Wickham Market
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Woodbridge
Postcode district IP13
Dialling code 01728
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UK
England
Suffolk
52°09′00″N1°22′01″E / 52.15°N 1.367°E / 52.15; 1.367
Whitmore and Binyon horizontal condensing steam-engine, installed at the water-powered flour mill in 1893 1893 Whitmore and Binyon engine.JPG
Whitmore and Binyon horizontal condensing steam-engine, installed at the water-powered flour mill in 1893

Wickham Market is a large village and electoral ward in the River Deben valley, Suffolk, England, within the Suffolk Coastal heritage area.

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It is on the A12 trunk road 13 miles (21 km) north-east of the county town of Ipswich, 5 miles (8.0 km) north-east of Woodbridge. Its railway station is 2 miles (3.2 km) east at Campsea Ashe. The population at the 2011 Census was 2,156.

All Saints Church is over 700 years old and its octagonal tower and lead spire (137.5 feet tall) dominate the skyline and make it visible for miles over the surrounding countryside. The exterior of the church is stone and flintwork. Inside there are four stained glass windows, a 600-year-old font, a carved pulpit and an altar table with a painted reredos. There are six bells in the tower and a Sanctus Bell in the cote. Nearby attractions include: Valley Farm Equestrian Visitor Centre, Easton Farm Park, Glevering Hall, the Snape Maltings, Framlingham Castle and Sutton Hoo.

Wickham Mill

Deben Mill, also known as Wickham Mill is a grade II* listed watermill dating from the 18th century. The machinery is complete and in working order. [2] In 1893, mill owner Reuben Rackham purchased a Whitmore and Binyon horizontal condensing steam-engine for his mill, priced at £25,000, to drive the entire plant. The engine was installed in July 1893 and the entire plant was operational by October of the same year. The engine was last worked in 1957 and was subsequently moved to Museum of East Anglian Life in Stowmarket as a gift of Edward and Robert Rackham, Rueben Rackham's sons.

Wickham Market Hoard

In 2008, one of the largest Iron Age coin finds was discovered at a site near Wickham Market. [3]

The hoard of Iron Age gold staters was found in a field at Dallinghoo near the village, by car mechanic, Michael Dark using a metal detector. After excavation of the site, a total of 825 coins were found, and by the time the hoard was declared a treasure trove, 840 coins had been discovered.

The hoard was described as "the largest hoard of British Iron Age gold coins to be studied in its entirety", and was also significant in providing "a lot of new information about the Iron Age, and particularly East Anglia in the late Iron Age". It was the largest hoard of staters to be found since the Whaddon Chase Iron Age hoard in 1849.

The coins dated from 40 BC–15 AD and, at the time, would have been worth between £500,000–£1,000,000 to the Iceni tribes who inhabited the area.

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References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Historic England. "WICKHAM MILL (1198526)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  3. ↑ BBC (17 January 2009). "Huge Iron Age haul of coins found". BBC News. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  4. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1901. London: Dean & Son. 1901. p. 93. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
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