Hepworth, Suffolk

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Hepworth
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Junction of Church Lane and The Street, Hepworth
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Hepworth
Location within Suffolk
OS grid reference TL9874
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Bury St Edmunds
Postcode district IP22
Dialling code 01359
Police Suffolk
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52°20′09″N0°54′45″E / 52.3357°N 0.9125°E / 52.3357; 0.9125 Coordinates: 52°20′09″N0°54′45″E / 52.3357°N 0.9125°E / 52.3357; 0.9125

Hepworth is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk. Nearby settlements include the villages of Stanton and Barningham. For transport there is the A143 road nearby. Hepworth has a place of worship. The population at the 2011 Census was 536. [1]

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St Peter's Church

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St Peter's church, Hepworth

St Peter's church dates from the 13th century. However following a fire in 1898 the church was substantially rebuilt by John Shewell Corder. [2] It is a grade II* listed building. [3]

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References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. Pevsner, Nikolaus, Sir (1974). Suffolk (2nd ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin. ISBN   0140710205.
  3. Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST PETER (1031214)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 18 April 2014.