Lawshall is a village and civil parish

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 Suffolk

Suffolk

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, England

England

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. Located around a mile off the A134 between Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury

Sudbury, Suffolk

Sudbury is a small, ancient market town in the county of Suffolk, England, on the River Stour, from Colchester and from London.-Early history:...

, it is part of Babergh

Babergh

Babergh is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council headquarters is based in Hadleigh, whilst its largest town is Sudbury.The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Borough of Sudbury, Hadleigh urban district, Cosford Rural District, Melford Rural District and...

 district.

Background

The parish includes the hamlets

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 of Audley End, Hanningfields Green, Harrow Green, Hart's Green, Hibb's Green and Lawshall Green, as well as Frithy Wood, which is classified as Ancient Woodland

Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland is a term used in the United Kingdom to refer specifically to woodland that has existed continuously since 1600 or before in England and Wales . Before those dates, planting of new woodland was uncommon, so a wood present in 1600 was likely to have developed naturally...

 and a designated SSSI

Site of Special Scientific Interest

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, and The Warbanks historical site. Coldham Hall

Coldham Hall

Coldham Hall is a Grade I listed building, built in 1574, that is located in the parish of Stanningfield in Suffolk. The Hall is very close to the village of Lawshall, and part of the Coldham estate is located within this parish.-Description:...

 is very close to the village of Lawshall and part of the grounds of the estate are located within this parish.

There is a local cricket and football pitch situated in the south of the village off of Shimpling Road.

Demography

According to the Office for National Statistics

Office for National Statistics

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, at the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001

United Kingdom Census 2001

A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....

, Lawshall had a population of 935.

Population change

Population growth Population growth Population growth is the change in a population over time, and can be quantified as the change in the number of individuals of any species in a population using "per unit time" for measurement....  in Lawshall from 1801 to 1891
Year	1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	1851	1881	1891
Population	554	717	837	885	925	908	799	770
Source: A Vision of Britain Through Time

Population growth Population growth Population growth is the change in a population over time, and can be quantified as the change in the number of individuals of any species in a population using "per unit time" for measurement....  in Lawshall from 1901 to 2001
Year	1901	1911	1921	1931	1951	1961	2001
Population	664	656	602	598	516	543	935
Source: A Vision of Britain Through Time

Location grid

External links

http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/LawshallArchivesGroup