Holbrook is a village situated close to the northern shore of the Stour

River Stour, Suffolk

The River Stour is a river in East Anglia, England. It is 76 km long and forms most of the county boundary between Suffolk to the north, and Essex to the south. It rises in eastern Cambridgeshire, passes to the east of Haverhill, through Cavendish, Sudbury and the Dedham Vale, and joins the...

 estuary in Suffolk

Suffolk

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, England

England

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. It is located on the Shotley peninsula in Babergh

Babergh

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 district, around 8⅓ km (5 miles) south of Ipswich

Ipswich

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To the south of the village is the Royal Hospital School

Royal Hospital School

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, which moved to this site in 1933 after having been housed at Greenwich Hospital since 1693.

Facilities

The village has two pubs, the Compasses and the Swan, a Co-op

East of England Co-operative Society

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 store, a newsagent, a hairdresser,a tea shop and a village hall. The area is served by a primary school and Holbrook High School, which shares a site with the Peninsula Sports Centre. The parish church is dedicated to All Saints. The village also has a Methodist church.

History

During the Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

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, a plane from Germany

Nazi Germany

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 crashed in a field near the village. Contemporary newspaper accounts identitified the plane as a Messerschmitt

Messerschmitt

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External links

• Village website
• All Saints' Church Suffolk Churches