Little Whelnetham
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Little Whelnetham is a village and civil parish
in the St Edmundsbury
district of Suffolk
in eastern England
. Located around two miles south of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 180.
The parish also contains part of the village of Sicklesmere
, with which sister village Great Whelnetham
is contiguous. Until the Beeching Axe
, the area was served by Welnetham railway station
on the Long Melford-Bury St Edmunds branch line
.
is a medieval church whose origins are not precisely known. The tower seems typical of 14th century, and Pevsner dated it as such, but it may well be substantially older, with parts perhaps dating to the 12th century.
To the east of the church is four-metre structure of flint and rubble, almost certainly part of a circular tower and perhaps part of an earlier church.
, at the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001
, Little Whelnetham had a population of 184 with 70 households.
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 (borough)
St Edmundsbury is a local government district and borough in Suffolk, England. It is named after its main town, Bury St Edmunds. The second town in the district is Haverhill....
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
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. Located around two miles south of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 180.
The parish also contains part of the village of Sicklesmere
Sicklesmere
Sicklesmere is a village in Suffolk, England. Located on the A134 around a mile south of Bury St Edmunds, the village is divided between the civil parishes of Little and Great Whelnetham.-History:...
, with which sister village Great Whelnetham
Great Whelnetham
Great Whelnetham is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around two miles south of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 820....
is contiguous. Until the Beeching Axe
Beeching Axe
The Beeching Axe or the Beeching Cuts are informal names for the British Government's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system in the United Kingdom. The name is that of the main author of The Reshaping of British Railways, Dr Richard...
, the area was served by Welnetham railway station
Welnetham railway station
Welnetham railway station was a station on the Long Melford-Bury St Edmunds branch line serving Great Whelnetham, Little Whelnetham and Sicklesmere in Suffolk.Former Services-External links:*...
on the Long Melford-Bury St Edmunds branch line
Long Melford-Bury St Edmunds branch line
The Long Melford–Bury St Edmunds branch line was a railway between Long Melford on the Stour Valley Railway and Bury St Edmunds on the Ipswich to Ely Line. The line opened on 9 August 1865 and closed to passengers on 10 April 1961 and freight on 19 April 1965....
.
Church
The parish church of St Mary MagdaleneMary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene was one of Jesus' most celebrated disciples, and the most important woman disciple in the movement of Jesus. Jesus cleansed her of "seven demons", conventionally interpreted as referring to complex illnesses...
is a medieval church whose origins are not precisely known. The tower seems typical of 14th century, and Pevsner dated it as such, but it may well be substantially older, with parts perhaps dating to the 12th century.
To the east of the church is four-metre structure of flint and rubble, almost certainly part of a circular tower and perhaps part of an earlier church.
Demography
According to the Office for National StatisticsOffice for National Statistics
The Office for National Statistics is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to the Parliament of the United Kingdom.- Overview :...
, 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....
, Little Whelnetham had a population of 184 with 70 households.
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 Little Whelnetham from 1801 to 1891 |
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| Year | 1801 | 1811 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1881 | 1891 | ||
| Population | 142 | 127 | 176 | 180 | 206 | 178 | 156 | 174 | ||
| 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 Little Whelnetham from 1901 to 2001 |
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| Year | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1951 | 1961 | 2001 | |||
| Population | 138 | 118 | 123 | 137 | 138 | 111 | 184 | |||
| Source: A Vision of Britain Through Time | ||||||||||