Copdock is a village and former civil parish in county of Suffolk, south-eastern England. In 1961 the civil parish had a population of 399.[1]

Copdock
St. Peter's, Copdock
Copdock Location within Suffolk
OS grid reference	TM1141
Civil parish	Copdock and Washbrook
District	Babergh
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	IPSWICH
Postcode district	IP8
Dialling code	01473
Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England
List of places UK England Suffolk 52.030687°N 1.081595°E / 52.030687; 1.081595

Location

Copdock is 4.8 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Ipswich. It is located on the former A12 road (now designated as the C475), which was blocked off at Whights Corner after the construction of the Copdock Interchange and the A14 road Ipswich bypass.

Governance

The local authority for the area is Babergh District Council. On 1 April 1994 the parish was merged with Washbrook to form the Copdock and Washbrook.[2]

Description

It has a local primary school called Copdock Primary School,[3] and the local church is called St. Peter's Copdock and is a Church of England. The local village hall, located on the old A12, was built in 1991, and is situated within the grounds of the local playing fields. Various sports clubs use the playing fields; and they are home to a thriving cricket team, Copdock & Old Ipswichian CC. The Best Western Ipswich Hotel[4] is located opposite the village hall.

Notable persons

William Henry Hewitt, recipient of the Victoria Cross, was born in Copdock in 1884.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Copdock.

• Copdock at Streetmap.co.uk
• Official Copdock & Washbrook website Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
• Copdock Primary School

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