Bredfield
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Bredfield is a small village and civil parish
in the English
county of Suffolk
. It is situated just off the A12, two miles north of Woodbridge
. Another village, Dallinghoo
, is to the north, and to the west is Boulge
, a small hamlet. The population of Bredfield at the 2001 census was 308 (including 10 students living outside the village).
The historic building Bredfield House
used to be situated in the village; however, it was damaged during World War II
and has since been demolished. There is a historic chapel and a historic parish church.
Like many small villages, it was unable to sustain a shop, the last one closing in the 1980s. However, the villagers got together and started a community shop, initially in a portacabin but eventually moving into a purpose-built extension to the village hall.
There are several small businesses in the village, which is surrounded by farmland.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
. It is situated just off the A12, two miles north of Woodbridge
Woodbridge, Suffolk
Woodbridge is a town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England. It is in the East of England, not far from the coast. It lies along the River Deben, with a population of about 7,480. The town is served by Woodbridge railway station on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line. Woodbridge is twinned with...
. Another village, Dallinghoo
Dallinghoo
- Location :Dallinghoo is a village some 3 miles north of Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.Formed from Church Road and Pound Hill to the south and branches NE after the centre of the village....
, is to the north, and to the west is Boulge
Boulge
Boulge is a hamlet and civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal district of Suffolk, England. It is about north of Woodbridge.Boulge church is the burial place of famous local poet/writer Edward Fitzgerald, whose most famous work was the translation The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.-External links:*...
, a small hamlet. The population of Bredfield at the 2001 census was 308 (including 10 students living outside the village).
The historic building Bredfield House
Bredfield House
Bredfield House was situated in the village of Bredfield, around 2 miles north of Woodbridge, Suffolk, England...
used to be situated in the village; however, it was damaged during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and has since been demolished. There is a historic chapel and a historic parish church.
Like many small villages, it was unable to sustain a shop, the last one closing in the 1980s. However, the villagers got together and started a community shop, initially in a portacabin but eventually moving into a purpose-built extension to the village hall.
There are several small businesses in the village, which is surrounded by farmland.