Fornham St Genevieve
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Fornham St Genevieve is a village and civil parish
in the St Edmundsbury
district of Suffolk
in eastern England. Located around 500m north of Fornham St Martin
and a mile and half north of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 110. Its parish council is shared with neighbouring Fornham St Martin
, and is known as Fornham St Martin cum St Genevieve Parish Council.
Fornham St Genevieve was plucked from the Fornham Hall estate (designed by Capability Brown) and only the ancient church tower remains.
The history of Fornham Park involved the scene of the Battle of Fornham in 1173 where over 3000 Flemish mercenaries were slaughtered. Robert Whitehand Earl of Leicester put up his final stand against the forces of Henry II near the ruined church.
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 St Edmundsbury
St Edmundsbury
St Edmundsbury may refer to:* The old or poetic name for Bury St Edmunds* St Edmundsbury, a borough centred on the town of Bury St Edmunds* The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, the Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and St James's Cathedral, St Edmundsbury...
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. Located around 500m north of Fornham St Martin
Fornham St Martin
Fornham St Martin is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the northern outskirts of Bury St Edmunds off east and west from the A134, in 2005 its population was 1300...
and a mile and half north of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 110. Its parish council is shared with neighbouring Fornham St Martin
Fornham St Martin
Fornham St Martin is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the northern outskirts of Bury St Edmunds off east and west from the A134, in 2005 its population was 1300...
, and is known as Fornham St Martin cum St Genevieve Parish Council.
Fornham St Genevieve was plucked from the Fornham Hall estate (designed by Capability Brown) and only the ancient church tower remains.
The history of Fornham Park involved the scene of the Battle of Fornham in 1173 where over 3000 Flemish mercenaries were slaughtered. Robert Whitehand Earl of Leicester put up his final stand against the forces of Henry II near the ruined church.