Westhorpe is a linear village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. The village is 13 miles (21 km) from the town of Bury St. Edmunds, 7 miles (11 km) from Stowmarket, and 1 mile (1.6 km) from the villages of Wyverstone and Finningham.
| Westhorpe | |
|---|---|
 Westhorpe village sign | |
  Westhorpe Location within Suffolk | |
| Population | 208 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TM045691 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stowmarket |
| Postcode district | IP14 |
Westhorpe Hall was a former seat of the Dukes of Suffolk, and was where Mary Tudor, Queen of France died.[citation needed] East Thorpe manor, its close neighbour, was the seat of a previous duke, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk.[2]
St Margaret's Church, Westhorpe
editSt Margaret's Church, Westhorpe is the parish church for the village. It is part of the Badwell and Walsham Benefice.[3]
Notable people
edit- John Clarke (1609–1676), physician, Baptist minister, co-founder of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and author of its charter, was born in Westhorpe.[4]
- Jean Kent (1921−2013), film and television actress, lived at Westhorpe until her death[5]
References
edit- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". statistics.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Pole, William de la, first duke of Suffolk", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ "St Margaret's Church". westhorpe.onesuffolk.net. Welcome to Westhorpe. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ Moriarty, G. Andrews (January 1943). "Additions and Corrections to Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island". The American Genealogist. 19 (3): 131.
- ^ "Film star Jean Kent dies at 92". Herald. Herald & Times Group. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
External links
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