Wherstead

Wherstead
St Mary, Wherstead
Wherstead Wherstead shown within Suffolk
Population	342 (2011)^[1]
OS grid reference	TM157406
District	Babergh
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ipswich
Postcode district	IP2
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Suffolk

Coordinates: 52°01′23″N 1°08′20″E / 52.023°N 1.139°E / 52.023; 1.139

Wherstead is a village and a civil parish located in county Suffolk, England. Wherstead village lies 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Ipswich on the Shotley peninsula. It is an ancient settlement, and from its soil the plough has brought to light many evidences of occupation by Romans and by early Britons. In the Domesday Book the place is described under the names Querstede and Wervesteda. The name of the village and parish is in today generally pronounced Wersted or Warsted by the residents, the "a" in the latter case having the sound of "a" in father.

A short ride by electric railway through Ipswich streets carries one to Bourne bridge, which marks the boundary of Wherstead parish. Near the bridge, on the Wherstead side, stands the Ostrich Inn, as it stood at the time of the New England migration. At the time, oysters were still found in Orwell waters, and the name "Oyster Ridge" had not been corrupted to the name of the exotic bird whose effigy now adorns the swinging signboard of the roadside tavern.

The fields, when in view showed deep shades of green, brightened sometimes in the foreground by the flush of wild poppies. The soil is a light loam: the chief crops wheat, barley and roots.

Wherstead village is a scattered array of cottages lining a crooked lane which branches off from the high road on the east. The village is devoid of stores or public house; the only industry, aside from agriculture, is a modest smithy.

References

↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistiucs. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

Merrill, Samuel; A Merrill Memorial, reprint, p 48-49

External links

"St Mary, Wherstead - suffolkchurches.co.uk". Retrieved 22 April 2012.
"Suffolk Food Hall, Wherstead - suffolkfoodhall.co.uk". Retrieved 22 April 2012.
"Jimmy's Farm, Wherstead - jimmysfarm.com". Retrieved 22 April 2012.
"Wherstead.com". Retrieved 22 April 2012.

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Babergh

Towns	Sudbury Hadleigh

Civil parishes	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

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