Wyverstone
Encyclopedia
Wyverstone is a village and civil parish
in the Mid Suffolk
district of Suffolk
in eastern England
. Located around five miles north of Stowmarket
, in 2005 its population was 370. The parish also includes the hamlets of Wyverstone Street, 1 km to the west and Earl's Green, 1.5 km south-west.
Recorded in Domesday as "Wiuert(h)estuna" and on John Speed's 1610 map as "Wiuerston".
The village sign as shown in the photograph was made by Brian Brookes from Wyverstone.
Horse slaughter site in the village.
The local shop and post office closed soon after.
St George's church is to the east of the village.
The Old School House, built in 1869 but closed in 1963, was purchased by the Parish Council to act as the village hall. It was sold in 1988 and is now a private house, close to the church.
The new village hall is in the centre of the village built in the late 1980s.
Old Rectory and Wyverstone Green come next going west on Rectory Lane.
21 listed structures in the village.
Wyverstone Street
Grange Farm to the north, and Sudbourne Farm to the south and Crooksell Hall in between on Wyverstone Street. There is a fine example of a Grade II listed Tudor public building which has been restored as part of the conversion of barns adjacent to Lodge Farm into a residential home named Guildhall Place. Wyverstone is the home of the famous footballer Chris Bennett.
Earl's Green
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 Mid Suffolk
Mid Suffolk
Mid Suffolk is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council is based in Needham Market, and the largest town is Stowmarket.The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Borough of Eye, Stowmarket urban district, Gipping Rural District, Hartismere Rural District and...
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...
. Located around five miles north of Stowmarket
Stowmarket
-See also:* Stowmarket Town F.C.* Stowmarket High School-External links:* * * * *...
, in 2005 its population was 370. The parish also includes the hamlets of Wyverstone Street, 1 km to the west and Earl's Green, 1.5 km south-west.
Recorded in Domesday as "Wiuert(h)estuna" and on John Speed's 1610 map as "Wiuerston".
The village sign as shown in the photograph was made by Brian Brookes from Wyverstone.
History
Hall Barn lies on the site of the former Wyverstone Hall.Horse slaughter site in the village.
Present day
Wyverstone used to have the Plough pub, a mid 16th building on Mill Road, but it closed in the 1960s and is now a Grade II private dwelling.The local shop and post office closed soon after.
St George's church is to the east of the village.
The Old School House, built in 1869 but closed in 1963, was purchased by the Parish Council to act as the village hall. It was sold in 1988 and is now a private house, close to the church.
The new village hall is in the centre of the village built in the late 1980s.
Old Rectory and Wyverstone Green come next going west on Rectory Lane.
21 listed structures in the village.
Wyverstone Street
Grange Farm to the north, and Sudbourne Farm to the south and Crooksell Hall in between on Wyverstone Street. There is a fine example of a Grade II listed Tudor public building which has been restored as part of the conversion of barns adjacent to Lodge Farm into a residential home named Guildhall Place. Wyverstone is the home of the famous footballer Chris Bennett.
Earl's Green