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Stradbroke
Stradbroke (/ˈstrædbrʊk/ STRAD-brook) is an English village in the Mid Suffolk district of the county of Suffolk. The census of 2011 gave the parish a population of 1,408, with an estimate of 1,513 in 2018.
The village was listed in the Domesday Book of 1096 as being in the Bishop's Hundred, later renamed Hoxne Hundred. The village name was sometimes spelt Stradbrook in the Middle Ages and in local documents as late as the early 19th century.
A post-medieval source states that the prominent medieval philosopher Robert Grosseteste, also Bishop of Lincoln, was born in Stradbroke in about 1175, but there is no medieval evidence to confirm this. Its parish church of All Saints, with a 15th-century tower and a raised stair turret, dominates the village as a landmark. Most of the church is in the perpendicular style, including the tower and nave, with 15th-century flint flushwork on the battlements, highlighting the village's wealth at the time.
In October 2014 the state primary school marked the 150th anniversary of its predecessor's opening on 28 September 1864.
The village used to host a Navy Day on the last Saturday in July, to mourn the end of the Royal Navy's rum ration in July 1970; as part of the celebration a tot of rum was processed round the village. The last such event was held in 2007.
Stradbroke's position as a centre for smaller villages and hamlets means it has more facilities than its population might suggest. It serves as an education centre for Mid Suffolk, with a primary school and a high school in the village.
There are two pubs, several shops, and local services that include a public library, a community centre, a swimming pool and a gym. It has a playing field for cricket and football, three tennis courts, two bowling greens and a fitness track. The village includes some 12 mi (19.31 km) of public footpaths, maintained by local government two or three times a year. Near the community centre there is a doctor's surgery and a play area for young children. At Westhall there is another play area and a recreation ground for informal games.
Village services and the built environment are governed by the civil Stradbroke Parish Council, with 13 seats where councillors are elected every four years, which forms the first tier of local government for the area. The last elections were held in 2019, the 2023 election ran uncontested as there were not 13 persons nominated. The village is also part of the electoral division for Hoxne & Eye electing to Suffolk County Council, and the Stradbroke & Laxfield ward for Mid Suffolk District Council.
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Stradbroke
Stradbroke (/ˈstrædbrʊk/ STRAD-brook) is an English village in the Mid Suffolk district of the county of Suffolk. The census of 2011 gave the parish a population of 1,408, with an estimate of 1,513 in 2018.
The village was listed in the Domesday Book of 1096 as being in the Bishop's Hundred, later renamed Hoxne Hundred. The village name was sometimes spelt Stradbrook in the Middle Ages and in local documents as late as the early 19th century.
A post-medieval source states that the prominent medieval philosopher Robert Grosseteste, also Bishop of Lincoln, was born in Stradbroke in about 1175, but there is no medieval evidence to confirm this. Its parish church of All Saints, with a 15th-century tower and a raised stair turret, dominates the village as a landmark. Most of the church is in the perpendicular style, including the tower and nave, with 15th-century flint flushwork on the battlements, highlighting the village's wealth at the time.
In October 2014 the state primary school marked the 150th anniversary of its predecessor's opening on 28 September 1864.
The village used to host a Navy Day on the last Saturday in July, to mourn the end of the Royal Navy's rum ration in July 1970; as part of the celebration a tot of rum was processed round the village. The last such event was held in 2007.
Stradbroke's position as a centre for smaller villages and hamlets means it has more facilities than its population might suggest. It serves as an education centre for Mid Suffolk, with a primary school and a high school in the village.
There are two pubs, several shops, and local services that include a public library, a community centre, a swimming pool and a gym. It has a playing field for cricket and football, three tennis courts, two bowling greens and a fitness track. The village includes some 12 mi (19.31 km) of public footpaths, maintained by local government two or three times a year. Near the community centre there is a doctor's surgery and a play area for young children. At Westhall there is another play area and a recreation ground for informal games.
Village services and the built environment are governed by the civil Stradbroke Parish Council, with 13 seats where councillors are elected every four years, which forms the first tier of local government for the area. The last elections were held in 2019, the 2023 election ran uncontested as there were not 13 persons nominated. The village is also part of the electoral division for Hoxne & Eye electing to Suffolk County Council, and the Stradbroke & Laxfield ward for Mid Suffolk District Council.