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Holbrook is a village situated close to the northern shore of the estuary of the River Stour, in Suffolk, England. It is located on the Shotley Peninsula in Babergh district, around 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Ipswich.

Holbrook
All Saints' Church, Holbrook
Holbrook Location within Suffolk
Population	2,180 (2011)[1]
District	Babergh
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ipswich
Postcode district	IP9
List of places UK England Suffolk 51.984°N 1.159°E / 51.984; 1.159

To the south of the village is the Royal Hospital School, which moved to this site in 1933 after having been housed at Greenwich Hospital since 1693.

Lower Holbrook is a hamlet between the villages of Holbrook and Harkstead.[2]

Governance

An electoral ward of the same name exists. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,467.[3]

Facilities

The village has two pubs, The Compasses[4] and The Swan,[5] a Co-op store, a butcher, an art gallery,[6] and a village hall.[7] The area is served by a primary school and Holbrook Academy, which shares a site with the Peninsula Dr Letman Centre. The parish church, dedicated to All Saints, is a Grade II* listed building.[8][9] The village also has Methodist church.[10]

History

During the Battle of Britain, a German military aircraft crashed into a field on the outskirts of the village. Contemporary newspaper accounts identified the aircraft as a Messerschmitt.

Notable people

• Frederick Fryer (1849-1917), first-class cricketer, was born in the village

References

External links

• Village website
• All Saints' Church Suffolk Churches
• ""East Anglian Film Archive: "Holbrook" search results - eafa.org.uk"". Retrieved 1 May 2012.
• "The East of England Geodiversity Partnership (Holbrook Bay) - geoeast.org.uk" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
• Holbrook at genuki

На других языках

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[de] Holbrook (Suffolk)

Holbrook ist ein Dorf und eine Verwaltungseinheit im District Babergh in der englischen Grafschaft Suffolk. Holbrook ist rund neun Kilometer von Ipswich entfernt.[1] Im Jahr 2011 hatte es eine Bevölkerung von 2180 Einwohnern.[2] Holbrook wurde 1086 im Domesday Book als Holebroc erwähnt.[3]

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- [en] Holbrook, Suffolk

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