Westerfield

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Westerfield
Westerfield - Church of St Mary Magdalene.jpg
Westerfield, Church of St Mary Magdalene
Westerfield is located in Suffolk
Westerfield
Westerfield
Location within Suffolk
Area3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Population442 (2011)
• Density144/km2 (370/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM1747
District
  • East Suffolk
Shire county
Region
  • East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townIPSWICH
Postcode districtIP6
Dialling code01473
PoliceSuffolk
FireSuffolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°04′59″N 1°10′19″E / 52.083°N 1.172°E / 52.083; 1.172Coordinates: 52°04′59″N 1°10′19″E / 52.083°N 1.172°E / 52.083; 1.172

Westerfield is a village in Suffolk, England.[1] It lies about two miles north of the centre of Ipswich in the East Suffolk District, and is served by Westerfield railway station on the IpswichLowestoft East Suffolk Line.

Amenities[]

Westerfield has two public houses, The Swan in northern Westerfield[2] and The Westerfield Railway in the south.[3] Both serve meals and contribute much to local social activity.

Central Westerfield has a village green adjacent to the medieval parish Church of St Mary Magdalene,[4][5] where the East Anglian cleric and Hebrew scholar Cyprian Thomas Rust (1808–1895) is among those buried.[6] It has fine stained glass windows, of which St Mary of Magdala was designed by William Morris.[4]

Population[]

The population of Westerfield with Culpho was estimated at 486 in 2019[7] and measured at 442 in the 2011 Census.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 169 Ipswich & The Naze (Clacton-on-Sea) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319229231.
  2. ^ [Own page Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ [Own page Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b Description and history. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. ^ Historical note. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Rust, Thomas Cyprian" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  7. ^ City Population. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 18 September 2015.

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