Westhorpe, Suffolk
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 Hall was a former seat of the Dukes of Suffolk, and was where Mary Tudor, Queen of France died. East Thorpe manor, its close neighbour, was the seat of a previous duke, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk.
St Margaret's Church, Westhorpe
St Margaret's Church, Westhorpe is the parish church for the village. It is part of the Badwell and Walsham Benefice.
Notable people
- 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.
- Jean Kent (1921−2013), film and television actress, lived at Westhorpe until her death
References
- ^ "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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