Elveden
Encyclopedia
Elveden is a village and civil parish
in the Forest Heath
district of Suffolk
in eastern England
. In 2005 it had a population of 270.
The village is located on the A11 between Cambridge
and Norwich
and experiences a high volume of traffic. Since at least the 1980s, speculative plans for a bypass have been drawn up and repeatedly shelved.
Elveden Hall
is centrepiece to the large country estate of Elveden, and it is the family seat of the Earl of Iveagh
. A Center Parcs
holiday complex is located to the North of the village in nearby Elveden Forest
.
The name Elveden seems to come from Old English *ælfa-dene 'elves' valley': the name appears, translated into Latin, as vallis nympharum 'valley of nymphs' in the mid-twelfth-century Miracula sancte Wihtburge. During the 17th and 18th Centuries, the village was often referred to as Elden and the village name is often incorrectly spelt today as 'Elvedon'.
Elveden and the nearby village of Weeting
were used as the code-names for investigations into the News Of The World phone hacking
allegations during July 2011. Operation Elveden
is the name of the investigation into allegations of inappropriate payments having been made to the police in exchange for information.
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 Forest Heath
Forest Heath
Forest Heath is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council is based in Mildenhall. Other towns in the district include Newmarket....
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...
in eastern 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...
. In 2005 it had a population of 270.
The village is located on the A11 between Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
and Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
and experiences a high volume of traffic. Since at least the 1980s, speculative plans for a bypass have been drawn up and repeatedly shelved.
Elveden Hall
Elveden Hall
Elveden Hall is a large privately owned house overlooking the large Elveden Estate in Elveden, Suffolk, England. It is located centrally to the village and is close to the A11 and the Parish Church....
is centrepiece to the large country estate of Elveden, and it is the family seat of the Earl of Iveagh
Earl of Iveagh
Earl of Iveagh is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1919 for the businessman and philanthropist Edward Guinness, 1st Viscount Iveagh. He was the third son of Sir Benjamin Guinness, 1st Baronet, of Ashford, and the great-grandson of Arthur Guinness, the founder of the...
. A Center Parcs
Center Parcs
Center Parcs is a European network of holiday villages incorporating a UK-based company, Center Parcs UK, which runs holiday villages in the United Kingdom and a sister enterprise, Center Parcs Europe, that operates in numerous locations in continental Europe...
holiday complex is located to the North of the village in nearby Elveden Forest
Elveden Forest
Elveden Forest makes up a small area of Thetford Forest near the town of Brandon, Suffolk, England. It is east of the B1106 and is occupied by a Center Parcs Holiday village. It is named after the nearby village of Elveden.-2002 fire:...
.
The name Elveden seems to come from Old English *ælfa-dene 'elves' valley': the name appears, translated into Latin, as vallis nympharum 'valley of nymphs' in the mid-twelfth-century Miracula sancte Wihtburge. During the 17th and 18th Centuries, the village was often referred to as Elden and the village name is often incorrectly spelt today as 'Elvedon'.
Elveden and the nearby village of Weeting
Weeting
Weeting is a village in Norfolk, England.Its church, St. Mary, stands close to Weeting Castle, and is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.During the 1920s and 1930s, Weeting housed a Ministry of Labour work camp...
were used as the code-names for investigations into the News Of The World phone hacking
News of the World phone hacking affair
The News International phone-hacking scandal is an ongoing controversy involving mainly the News of the World but also other British tabloid newspapers published by News International, a subsidiary of News Corporation. Employees of the newspaper were accused of engaging in phone hacking, police...
allegations during July 2011. Operation Elveden
Operation Elveden
Operation Elveden is a British police investigation. It was opened as a result of documents provided by News International to the Operation Weeting investigation.-Background:...
is the name of the investigation into allegations of inappropriate payments having been made to the police in exchange for information.
External links
- St Andrew and St Patrick, Elveden Suffolk Churches
- Elveden Estate website http://www.elveden.com