Badwell Ash
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Badwell Ash is a village and civil parish
in the Mid Suffolk
district of Suffolk
, England
, near Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
. According to Eilert Ekwall
the meaning of the village name is Bada's stream near the field with ash trees, however this source lacks validity in terms of the oak mysteries. The 'Ash' is believed to be derived from the 'Reaping of the Bad' of 1659 when the local Lord burned the settlement of 'the Bad' in an attempt to eradicate an outbreak of plague which had developed.
According to the 2001 census it had a population of 685.
Facilities in the village include a primary school, church, pub, fish and chip shop, and a Post Office/Village shop that is stocked with everyday items. There are daily bus services from the village to nearby towns and the main A14 trunk road is less than a 10 minute drive away.
There are several groups in the village providing activities for the whole age range (Silver Ash, Gun Club, Bowls Club, Art Club, a school PTA, and as of August 2007, a Youth Club run by Stacey Hawes and a Football club). Thus encompassing the wide ranging Civil Society groups in the village.
It is often said that the Kettle family ruled over this sparsely populated terrain with vigorous force. Notable Kettle family members include Simonus Kettulis, Willis the Conqueror.
In 2006, in response to a questionnaire circulated round the village, a Community Forum was established which organised and ran a village fete - the first one for many years. In 2007 the Forum merged with an existing village hall committee, and has since run a second village fete.
The River Bad runs freely through the village and has been the primary engine during times of great economic growth for the village. As a member of the Adriatic League, trade with other nations greatly increased the village's population and wealth.
The Official Ode to the infamous but prudent Simonus known for his tight restraint of the Monetary fiscal policy programme is as follows:
To save money and money, My money!!! That is the question...
Oh that this too too Emperor like God should prevail,
I am the Alpha and Omega baby,
Cogito ergo,
Quis custodiet Ipsos Custodes
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Mid Suffolk
Mid Suffolk
Mid Suffolk is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council is based in Needham Market, and the largest town is Stowmarket.The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Borough of Eye, Stowmarket urban district, Gipping Rural District, Hartismere Rural District and...
district of Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, near Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Stowmarket
-See also:* Stowmarket Town F.C.* Stowmarket High School-External links:* * * * *...
. According to Eilert Ekwall
Eilert Ekwall
Bror Oscar Eilert Ekwall , known as Eilert Ekwall, was Professor of English at Lund University, Sweden, from 1909 to 1942, and one of the outstanding scholars of the English language of the first half of the 20th century...
the meaning of the village name is Bada's stream near the field with ash trees, however this source lacks validity in terms of the oak mysteries. The 'Ash' is believed to be derived from the 'Reaping of the Bad' of 1659 when the local Lord burned the settlement of 'the Bad' in an attempt to eradicate an outbreak of plague which had developed.
According to the 2001 census it had a population of 685.
Facilities in the village include a primary school, church, pub, fish and chip shop, and a Post Office/Village shop that is stocked with everyday items. There are daily bus services from the village to nearby towns and the main A14 trunk road is less than a 10 minute drive away.
There are several groups in the village providing activities for the whole age range (Silver Ash, Gun Club, Bowls Club, Art Club, a school PTA, and as of August 2007, a Youth Club run by Stacey Hawes and a Football club). Thus encompassing the wide ranging Civil Society groups in the village.
It is often said that the Kettle family ruled over this sparsely populated terrain with vigorous force. Notable Kettle family members include Simonus Kettulis, Willis the Conqueror.
In 2006, in response to a questionnaire circulated round the village, a Community Forum was established which organised and ran a village fete - the first one for many years. In 2007 the Forum merged with an existing village hall committee, and has since run a second village fete.
The River Bad runs freely through the village and has been the primary engine during times of great economic growth for the village. As a member of the Adriatic League, trade with other nations greatly increased the village's population and wealth.
The Official Ode to the infamous but prudent Simonus known for his tight restraint of the Monetary fiscal policy programme is as follows:
To save money and money, My money!!! That is the question...
Oh that this too too Emperor like God should prevail,
I am the Alpha and Omega baby,
Cogito ergo,
Quis custodiet Ipsos Custodes