| Westerfield | |
|---|---|
 Westerfield, Church of St Mary Magdalene | |
  Westerfield Location within Suffolk | |
| Area | 3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
| Population | 442 (2011) |
| • Density | 144/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM1747 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | IPSWICH |
| Postcode district | IP6 |
| Dialling code | 01473 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Westerfield is a village in Suffolk, England.[1] It lies about two miles north of the centre of Ipswich in the East Suffolk District, and is served by Westerfield railway station on the Ipswich–Lowestoft East Suffolk Line.
Amenities
Westerfield has two public houses, The Swan in northern Westerfield[2] and The Westerfield Railway in the south.[3] Both serve meals and contribute much to local social activity.
Central Westerfield has a village green adjacent to the medieval parish Church of St Mary Magdalene,[4][5] where the East Anglian cleric and Hebrew scholar Cyprian Thomas Rust (1808–1895) is among those buried.[6] It has fine stained glass windows, of which St Mary of Magdala was designed by William Morris.[4]
Population
The population of Westerfield with Culpho was estimated at 486 in 2019[7] and measured at 442 in the 2011 Census.[8]
References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 169 Ipswich & The Naze (Clacton-on-Sea) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319229231.
- ↑ [Own page Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ↑ [Own page Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- 1 2 Description and history. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ↑ Historical note. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ↑ . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ↑ City Population. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
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