Herringswell

Herringswell is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. In 2005 it had a population of 190.[1] In 2007 there were 128 voters there.[2]

This memorial, quoted as a "lush young maiden" by Sam Mortlock in his 'Popular Guide to Suffolk Churches', is on the tomb of Herbert Davies, Lord of the Manor of Herringswell, who died in 1899.

Herringswell

St Ethelbert's Church, Herringswell
Herringswell
Location within Suffolk
Population290 (2011)[1]
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBury St Edmunds
Postcode districtIP28
PoliceSuffolk
FireSuffolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

It is 6 miles (9.7 km) from Newmarket.[2]

History

In 2006 a village council successfully opposed the development of a proposed stadium, Watermark, by combining its advocacy with those of four surrounding communities.[2]

Composition

Herringswell Manor is located in the community. Abbot of Bury St Edmunds originally owned the land, and by the early 20th century it was the country house of a Blackheath, London family, of businessperson Arthur Ballance and his wife's family, the Peeks. The Ballances/Peeks used a mock-Tudor manor house built in 1901. The site was later used as a school for children of U.S. soldiers, and in the early 1980s as a Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ashram. Herringswell residents formed a council when they deemed the ashram to be gaining too much influence. The Shi-Tennoji School in UK, a Japanese Buddhist boarding school, was in operation there beginning in 1985[2] and ending on 17 July 2000.[3] The former campus includes the Herringswell Manor, built in 1901. The school closed due to declining student figures.[4] The manor house as well as the other buildings on the property have now been converted into flats.[2]

References
  1. Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived 2008-12-19 at the Wayback Machine Suffolk County Council
  2. McNeill, Phil. "Shrine of the times." (Archive) The Telegraph. 22 July 2007. Retrieved on 8 January 2014.
  3. "Establishment: Shi-Tennoji School." (Archive) Department for Education. Retrieved on 8 January 2014. "Shi-Tennoji School Herringswell Bury St Edmund's Suffolk IP28 6SW"
  4. "Herringswell Manor." (Archive) Herringswell Parish Council. Retrieved on 9 January 2014.
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