Moulton is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England, located close to the town of Newmarket. It pre-dates the 1086 Domesday book and, in 2005, it was estimated to have a population of 1090.[2] 1,033 people were recorded at the 2011 census.[1]
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Area | 12.92 km2 (4.99 sq mi) |
Population | 1,033 (2011)[1] |
• Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TL699643 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NEWMARKET |
Postcode district | CB8 |
Dialling code | 01638 7 |
Police | Suffolk |
Fire | Suffolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
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The village is older than the now larger town of Newmarket and includes a 15th-century packhorse bridge spanning the River Kennett. The bridge is a grade II* listed structure [3]
Moulton also has a fine church, St. Peter's, with an early 14th-century tower topped by a gilded weather vane in the shape of a large pike by blacksmith Charles Poulter.[4] Restored in 1851, it is a grade I listed building.[5]
In August 1382 John Gower purchased the manors of Feltwell in Norfolk and Multon in Suffolk. They were then granted to Thomas Blakelake, parson of St. Nicholas, Feltwell, and others, at a rent of forty pounds annually for his life.[6]: xvi
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