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Despite earlier strong opposition to any large developments within East Bergholt, the parish council has given its support to a large quasi-commercial development within East End, East Bergholt. Thereby exposing itself to future large developments within the village.<ref>{{cite web|title=East Bergholt considers Suffolk-divorce fight in housing row|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-39718754|website=bbc.com|access-date=28 April 2017}}</ref> |
Despite earlier strong opposition to any large developments within East Bergholt, the parish council has given its support to a large quasi-commercial development within East End, East Bergholt. Thereby exposing itself to future large developments within the village.<ref>{{cite web|title=East Bergholt considers Suffolk-divorce fight in housing row|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-39718754|website=bbc.com|access-date=28 April 2017}}</ref> |
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==Notable residents== |
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*[[Hughes baronets]] |
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*[[Robert Samuel]] (? – 1555), clergyman, [[Protestant]] martyrs and one of the [[Ipswich Martyrs]]. |
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*[[John Constable]] (1776– 1837), landscape painter |
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*[[William Branwhite Clarke]] (1798 – 1878), geologist and clergyman. |
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*[[Charles David Badham]] (1805 – 1857), clergyman, writer, physician, [[entomologist]], and [[mycologist]]. |
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*[[Louisa Lane Clarke]] (1812 – 1883), botanist and travel writer. |
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*[[Joseph Woolley (archdeacon of Suffolk)|Joseph Woolley]] (1815 – 1892), clergyman and [[archdeacon of Suffolk]]. |
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*[[George Nelson Godwin]] (1846 – 1907), clergyman and antiquarian. |
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*[[Charles Edward Mallows]] (1864 – 1915), [[architect]]. |
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*[[Bernard Halley Stewart]] (1874 – 1958), physician. |
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*[[V. J. Woolley]] (1878 – 1966), [[Physiology|physiologist]] and [[Parapsychology|parapsychologist]]. |
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*[[Li Osborne]] (1883 – 1968), portrait & figure photographer and sculptor. |
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*[[Frederic Wake-Walker]] (1888 – 1945), [[Royal Navy]] admiral, taking a leading part in the destruction of the German battleship [[German battleship Bismarck|''Bismarck'']], and in [[Operation Dynamo|Operation ''Dynamo'']], the evacuation at [[Dunkirk]]. |
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*[[Lucy Harwood]] (1893 – 1972), artist. |
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*[[Maxwell Eley]] (1902 – 1983), Olympic gold medal winning [[Rowing (sport)|rower]]. |
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*[[Betty Withycombe]] (1902 – 1993), author. |
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*[[Peggy Garland]] (1903 – 1998), portrait sculptor. |
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*[[Geoffrey Eley]] (1904 – 1990), businessman and author. He served as a director of the [[Bank of England]], and as High Sheriff of both the County of London and the City of London. |
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*[[Paul Jennings (British author)|Paul Jennings]] (1918 – 1989), |
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*[[Paul Quail]] (1928 – 2010), [[Stained glass|stained-glass]] artist. |
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*[[Paul Goddard (footballer)|Paul Goddard]] (born 1959), professional [[Association football|footballer]]. |
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*[[Sarah Raphael]] (1960 – 2001), artist. |
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*[[Paul Curry (golfer)|Paul Curry]] (born 1961), professional [[Golf|golfer]]. |
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East Bergholt | |
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![]() Church of St Mary the Virgin | |
Location within Suffolk | |
Population | 2,765 (Including Flatford 2011 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | TM072351 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | COLCHESTER |
Postcode district | CO7 |
Dialling code | 01206 |
Police | Suffolk |
Fire | Suffolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
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East Bergholt is a village in the Babergh DistrictofSuffolk, England, just north of the Essex border.
The nearest town and railway station is Manningtree, Essex. East Bergholt is ten miles north of Colchester and 8 miles south of Ipswich. Schools include East Bergholt High School, a comprehensive for children aged 11–16, and a primary school.
During the 16th century, its inhabitants became well known for Protestant radicalism [citation needed] A few of its citizens were martyred during the reign of Queen Mary I, and the Protestant martyrologist John Foxe recorded their stories in his famous work Acts and Monuments (also known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs).
East Bergholt is the birthplace of painter John Constable whose father owned Flatford Mill. Flatford and Dedham, Essex, both made famous by John Constable, are within walking distance of East Bergholt.
The central area of the village includes a variety of businesses:
The Church of St Mary the Virgin was built in the 15th and 16th centuries, but is well known for the absence of a tower or spire to house the bells. Work began on a tower in 1525, but Cardinal Wolsey's fall from grace in 1530 brought construction to a halt and the following year a wooden bell cage was erected in the churchyard. The Bell Cage was built as a temporary structure to house the bells until the tower could be built. It still exists and now houses the set of 5 bells, although it is possible the tenor, which weighs 1ton 6cwt 0qr 8 lb (1,320 kg) and has a diameter 4 ft 6in (137 cm), was added in 1691. There are rumors the Bell Cage was moved from its original position in the 17th century because the occupant of Old Hall objected to the noise of the bells. The only evidence for this is a 1731 hand-drawn map on vellum that shows the Bell Cage situated to the East of the Church.
The bells are exceptional in that they are not rung from below by ropes attached to wheels, as is usual in change ringing, but the headstock is manipulated by hand by ringers standing beside the bells.[2]
The bells are believed to be the heaviest five (A, G, F♯, E, and D) that are rung in England today, with a total weight of 4+1⁄4 long tons (4,300 kg).
East Bergholt is in the Dodnash electoral ward. This ward stretches north-east to Bentley with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 3,541.[5]
The village is "twinned" with the village of Barbizon in France.
East Bergholt has a weather station for which data is available. The village experiences a maritime climate with a narrow range of temperature and rainfall spread evenly throughout the year. See Ipswich Climate data.
The village is the home of the East Bergholt Dramatic Society, which was probably formed some time during the 1960s. Lady Anne Wake-Walker was President of the Society for most of the time from its inception to the early 1990s. Her daughter Diana MacFarlane is the present President. The group, which has about 20 members, meets most Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Constable Memorial Hall, from 8pm to 10pm.[6]
In 2014 plans were drawn up for a new 144 housing estate in the north of the village. Local residents responded by erecting multiple signs around the village campaigning for a "No" decision by Babergh District Council. In March 2016, Babergh District Council approved the plans for a new housing development, despite strong opposition from Action East Bergholt Group and many concerned residents. As a result, in April 2017 residents were reported to be considering a fight to become part of neighbouring Essex county rather than the current county of Suffolk.
Despite earlier strong opposition to any large developments within East Bergholt, the parish council has given its support to a large quasi-commercial development within East End, East Bergholt. Thereby exposing itself to future large developments within the village.[7]
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