Flowton
Sign in to saveFlowton is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England, with a population of 117 people. The name 'Flowton' originally derives from the word 'Flocctun', meaning a flock of sheep or a sheep farm. The parish is located around six miles north west of Ipswich, which is the county town of Suffolk. Flowton contains the hamlet of Flowton Brook, and consists of rural farmland accompanied by scattered farm houses and a few newer builds situated nearby the parish church of 'St Mary's'. In the 1870s, Flowton was described as:
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Flowton
- UK place.static_image
- Flowton - Church of St Mary.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 240px
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Church of St Mary
- UK place.population
- 117
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Flowton
- UK place.shire_district
- Mid Suffolk
- UK place.shire_county
- Suffolk
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.post_town
- Ipswich
- UK place.postcode_area
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Mid Suffolk
- Population
- +117
- Image
- Flowton - Church of St Mary.jpg
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- St Mary's Church
- Manorial history
- Flowton Priory
- Population Structure
- Employment
- Occupational history
- Recent Occupational Structure
- Flowton Community
- References
- External links
Flowton is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England, with a population of 117 people. The name 'Flowton' originally derives from the word 'Flocctun', meaning a flock of sheep or a sheep farm. The parish is located around six miles north west of Ipswich, which is the county town of Suffolk. Flowton contains the hamlet of Flowton Brook, and consists of rural farmland accompanied by scattered farm houses and a few newer builds situated nearby the parish church of 'St Mary's'. In the 1870s, Flowton was described as: "Flowton, a parish in Bosmere district, Suffolk; 3½ miles WNW of Bramford r. station, and 5½ NW by W of Ipswich. Post town, Bramford under Ipswich. Acres 495. Real property, £994. Pop., 151. Houses, 34. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £140.* Patron, Henry Thornton, Esq. The church is good."
== St Mary's Church ==