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Aspall is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 52, and estimated population of 60 in 2005. The village is about 15 miles (24 km) north of Ipswich, and 12 mi (19 km) south of Diss.
| Aspall | |
|---|---|
 Our Lady of Grace Aspall | |
  Aspall Location within Suffolk | |
| Area | 3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi) |
| Population | 60 (est. 2005)[1] |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM171653 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stowmarket |
| Postcode district | IP14 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
The Domesday Book records the population of Aspall in 1086 to be 24 households made up of 5 freemen and 19 smallholders along with 60 pigs, 24 sheep, and 13 cattle. The lands that made up the village were held by Odo of Bayeux, Ranulf Peverel, Robert Malet. [2]
Aspall Cyder is brewed here by the Chevalliers of Aspall Hall. Aspall Hall is one of four moated houses located within a mile - the others being Aspall House, Moat Farm, and Kenton Hall at Kenton, Suffolk.
Between 1908 and 1952 the village was served by Aspall and Thorndon railway station on the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway.
Sir Herbert Kitchener, then Governor-General of the Sudan, was created Baron Kitchener of Khartoum, and of Aspall in the County of Suffolk, on 31 October 1898.[3]
Notable residents edit
- Chevalliers of Aspall Hall
- Sir Francis Hepburn Chevallier-Boutell (1851–1937), engineer and sports manager, who served as President of the Argentine Association Football League between 1900 and 1906 was born in Aspall
- Emeric Pressburger (1902–1988), Hungarian British screenwriter, film director, and producer.
References edit
- ^ "SCC Parish Population Estimates" (PDF). 19 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Aspall | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "No. 27019". The London Gazette. 1 November 1898. p. 6375.
External links edit
Media related to Aspall at Wikimedia Commons- Aspall in the Domesday Book
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