Herringswell
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| Herringswell | |
|---|---|
 St Ethelbert's Church, Herringswell | |
  Herringswell Location within Suffolk | |
| Population | 290 (2011)[1] |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bury St Edmunds |
| Postcode district | IP28 |
| Dialling code | 01638 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Herringswell is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. In 2005 it had a population of 190.[1] In 2007 there were 128 voters there.[2]
It is 6 miles (9.7 km) from Newmarket.[2]
History
[edit]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
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Herringswell Manor is located in the community. The 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 lived in the mock-Tudor manor house built in 1901. In 1965 the property was bought for £35,000 to be an American-style-curriculum boarding school for children of U.S. & Canadian families who were working internationally.[3] In 1981 the property was sold to 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.[4] The former campus includes the Herringswell Manor, built in 1901. The school closed due to declining student figures.[5] The manor house as well as the other buildings on the property have now been converted into flats.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived 2008-12-19 at the Wayback Machine Suffolk County Council
- ^ a b c d e McNeill, Phil. "Shrine of the times." (Archive) The Telegraph. 22 July 2007. Retrieved on 8 January 2014.
- ^ http://santondownham.org/Archive/22villagesfull/herringswell22/index.htm//
- ^ "Establishment: Shi-Tennoji School." (Archive) Department for Education. Retrieved on 8 January 2014. "Shi-Tennoji School Herringswell Bury St Edmund's Suffolk IP28 6SW"
- ^ "Herringswell Manor." (Archive) Herringswell Parish Council. Retrieved on 9 January 2014.
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