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{{short description|Village in Suffolk, England}} |
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[[File:Occold Village Sign.jpg|thumb|Occold Village Sign]] |
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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} |
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{{Infobox UK place |
{{Infobox UK place |
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|country = England |
|country = England |
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|coordinates = {{coord|52.28|01.15|display=inline,title}} |
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|latitude= 52.28 |
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|longitude=01.15 |
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|official_name =Occold |
|official_name =Occold |
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|population = |
|population = 519 |
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|population_ref = (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127190&c=Occold&d=16&e=62&g=6466558&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1472205842398&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=26 August 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref> |
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|shire_district= [[Mid Suffolk]] |
|shire_district= [[Mid Suffolk]] |
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|shire_county= [[Suffolk]] |
|shire_county= [[Suffolk]] |
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|metropolitan_borough= |
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|region=East of England |
|region=East of England |
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|constituency_westminster= |
|constituency_westminster= [[Central Suffolk and North Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency)|Central Suffolk and North Ipswich]] |
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|post_town=EYE |
|post_town=EYE |
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|postcode_district = |
|postcode_district = IP23 |
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|postcode_area=IP |
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|dial_code=01379 |
|dial_code= 01379 |
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|os_grid_reference= TM1570 |
|os_grid_reference= TM1570 |
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|static_image = |
|static_image = Occold - geograph.org.uk - 4033.jpg |
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|static_image_width = 240px |
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|static_image_caption= Occold Church |
|static_image_caption= Occold Church |
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'''Occold''' is a village in [[Suffolk]], |
'''Occold''' is a village in [[Suffolk]], England. Occold is located 2 miles south east from the town of [[Eye, Suffolk|Eye]], and 8 miles from the town of [[Diss, Norfolk|Diss]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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In 1850 [[Elizabeth Burgwin]] was born here. She went on to create free school meals in London.<ref>{{Cite ODNB |last=Horn |first=Pamela |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-51776 |title=Burgwin [née Canham], Elizabeth Miriam (1850–1940), educationist |date=2004-09-23 |volume=1 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/51776|isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 }}</ref> |
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The church of St. Michael was originally a Norman building, with square embattled tower, clock, and |
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Shells: it was repaired in 1854, re-seated and re-roofed, and contains centre aisle, porch, and a handsome chancel: the tower was built in 1426, but has since undergone considerable alterations. The register commences from 1681. The living is a rectory, annual value £405, with 46 acres of glebe land and residence, in the gift of, and held by, the Rev. Horatio Todd, M.A., of Queen's College, Oxford, who resides in the rectory house, built in 1846. There is a Baptist chapel. The land is fertile. The Rev. Charles Chapman is lord of the manor of Occold Hall; and Mr. James Breese is lord of Benningham Hall, and the present owner and occupier. A National school was erected by subscription in 1849. |
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There are charities of the value of £58 per annum, arising from land left by William Lee. likewise other land, which produces £62 per annum, left by John Henman, part of which is distributed in coals at Christmas; one fourth of the remainder is applied to the repairs of the church, &c., one half to the poor, and the remaining portion to the repairs of the highways. The population in 1861 was 570, and the area is 1,479 acres, including the hamlet of Benningham Green; the gross estimated rental is £3,062, and the rateable value £2,699. Parish Clerk, Noah Fulcher. |
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Letters through Eye, which is the nearest money order office & post office savings bank; wall letterbox near Mr. Sherman's, draper, cleared week days at 6.15 p.m. Sundays, 11.30a.m. National School, Miss Annie Moore, mistress |
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CARRIES TO IPSWICH.—George Arboun, tuesdays & fridays, from his house to ' Sea Horse,' Ipswich |
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==References== |
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www.occold.com |
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[[Category:Villages in Suffolk]] |
[[Category:Villages in Suffolk]] |
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[[Category:Mid Suffolk]] |
[[Category:Mid Suffolk District]] |
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[[Category:Civil parishes in Suffolk]] |
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Latest revision as of 09:39, 9 February 2024
| Occold | |
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 Occold Church | |
  Occold Location within Suffolk | |
| Population | 519 (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 |
| UK Parliament | |
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.
History[edit]
In 1850 Elizabeth Burgwin was born here. She went on to create free school meals in London.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ 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 or UK public library membership required.)
External links[edit]
www.occold.com
Media related to Occold at Wikimedia Commons
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