Ixworth
Sign in to saveIxworth is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, north-east of Bury St Edmunds on the A143 road to Diss and south-east of Thetford. The parish had a population of 2,365 at the 2011 Census.
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Place details
- Locality
- West Suffolk
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 2,365
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Ixworth
- UK place.static_image_name
- Ixworth - Church of St Mary.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Church of St Mary, Ixworth
- UK place.static_image_alt
- Image of the church of St Mary in the centre of Ixworth, Suffolk
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.shire_district
- West Suffolk
- UK place.civil_parish
- Ixworth
- UK place.population
- 2,365
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.post_town
- Bury St Edmunds
- UK place.postcode_area
- IP
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- West Suffolk
- Population
- +2365
- Image
- Ixworth - Church of St Mary.jpg
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- History
- Modern Ixworth
- Government
- Education
- Bangrove Wood SSSI
- Notable residents
- Listed buildings
- References
- External links
Ixworth is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, north-east of Bury St Edmunds on the A143 road to Diss and south-east of Thetford. The parish had a population of 2,365 at the 2011 Census.
==History== Ixworth was settled by the Romans and was the site of a 1st-century fort. The fort is believed to have been built as a response to Boudicca's revolt and appears to have been in use only until the end of the 1st century. The site measures by and was surrounded by three ditches.