Holbrook, Suffolk

Holbrook
Holbrook
	All Saints' Church, Holbrook
	Holbrook Location within Suffolk
Population	2,180 (2011)
District	Babergh;
Shire county	Suffolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ipswich
Postcode district	IP9
	List of places UK England Suffolk 51°59′02″N 1°09′32″E / 51.984°N 1.159°E

Holbrook is a village situated close to the northern shore of the estuary of the River Stour, in Suffolk, England. It is located on the Shotley Peninsula in Babergh district, around 5 miles (8 km) south of the centre of Ipswich.

To the south of the village is the Royal Hospital School, which moved to this site in 1933 after having been housed at Greenwich Hospital since 1693.

Lower Holbrook is a hamlet between the villages of Holbrook and Harkstead.^[2]

Governance

An electoral ward of the same name exists. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,467.^[3]

Facilities

The village has one pub called the Swan (there was another pub called the Compasses but it closed during lockdown and never reopened), a Co-op store, a butcher, an art gallery,^[4] and a village hall.^[5] The area is served by a primary school and Holbrook Academy, which shares a site with the Dr Letman Sports Centre. The parish church, dedicated to All Saints, is a Grade II* listed building.^[6]^[7] The village also has Methodist church.^[8]

History

During the Battle of Britain, a German military aircraft crashed into a field on the outskirts of the village. Contemporary newspaper accounts identified the aircraft as a Messerschmitt. Another account possibly shows it crashed into Holbrook Bay instead.^[9]

Notable people

Frederick Fryer (1849-1917), first-class cricketer, was born in the village

References

^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 12 September 2015.
^ Philip's Street Atlas Suffolk, 2007 edition. p. 106.
^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 12 September 2015.
^ "Home". gallery.comehitherdesign.com.
^ "Village Hall".
^ "Suffolk Churches". suffolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^ Stuff, Good. "Church of All Saints, Holbrook, Suffolk". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^ "Holbrook". eamethodist.org.uk. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
^ "Historian in bomber appeal". East Anglian Daily Times. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

External links

Village website
All Saints' Church Suffolk Churches
""East Anglian Film Archive: "Holbrook" search results - eafa.org.uk"". Retrieved 1 May 2012.
"The East of England Geodiversity Partnership (Holbrook Bay) - geoeast.org.uk" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
Holbrook at genuki

[1] "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 12 September 2015.

[2] Philip's Street Atlas Suffolk, 2007 edition. p. 106.

[3] "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 12 September 2015.

[4] "Home". gallery.comehitherdesign.com.

[5] "Village Hall".

[6] "Suffolk Churches". suffolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

[7] Stuff, Good. "Church of All Saints, Holbrook, Suffolk". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

[8] "Holbrook". eamethodist.org.uk. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.

[9] "Historian in bomber appeal". East Anglian Daily Times. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

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v t e Babergh
Towns	Sudbury Hadleigh
Civil parishes (current)	Acton Aldham Alpheton Arwarton Assington Belstead Bentley Bildeston Boxford Boxted Brantham Brent Eleigh Brettenham Bures St Mary Burstall Capel St Mary Chattisham Chelmondiston Chelsworth Chilton Cockfield Copdock and Washbrook East Bergholt Edwardstone Elmsett Freston Glemsford Great Cornard Great Waldingfield Groton Hadleigh (town) Harkstead Hartest Higham Hintlesham Hitcham Holbrook Holton St Mary Kersey Kettlebaston Lavenham Lawshall Layham Leavenheath Lindsey Little Cornard Little Waldingfield Long Melford Milden Monks Eleigh Nayland-with-Wissington Nedging-with-Naughton Newton Pinewood Polstead Preston St Mary Raydon Semer Shelley Shimpling Shotley Somerton Sproughton Stanstead Stoke-by-Nayland Stratford St. Mary Stutton Sudbury (town) Tattingstone Thorpe Morieux Wattisham Wenham Magna Wenham Parva Whatfield Wherstead Woolverstone
Civil parishes (former)	Ballingdon Copdock Hadleigh Hamlet Naughton Nayland Nedging Sudbury All Saints Sudbury St Bartholomew Sudbury St Gregory Sudbury St Peter Washbrook Wissington
Other settlements	Ash Street Brundon Bures Bury Road Drakestone Green Erwarton Fenstead End Flatford Hagmore Green Hanningfield Green Harrow Green Hart's Green Hibb's Green Lambs Lane Lawshall Green Little Wenham Lower Layham Nedging Tye Oldhall Green Pin Mill Rooksey Green Shotley Gate The Street Thorington Street Upper Layham Windsor Green Withermarsh Green
Buildings	Abbas Hall Bridge Cottage St Mary's Church, Chilton Coldham Cottage Flatford Mill Freston Tower Gainsborough's House Giffords Hall Kentwell Hall Kersey Priory St Peter and St Paul's Church, Lavenham Lavenham Guildhall Lavenham Priory Lavenham Wool Hall All Saints' Church, Lawshall Lawshall Hall St James' Chapel, Lindsey All Saints Church, Little Wenham Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford Melford Hall Milden Castle All Saints Church, Newton Green Smallbridge Hall St Mary's Church, Stoke-by-Nayland St Gregory's Church, Sudbury St Peter's Church, Sudbury Tattingstone Wonder Thorington Hall St Mary's Church, Washbrook Wattisham Strict Baptist Chapel Willy Lott's Cottage Woolverstone Hall