Willisham
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Willisham is a small village in the suburbs of the county town of Ipswich, Suffolk. The small parish village has been present since the 11th century and was included in the Domesday Book. During the 18th century the village was once home to wheat and barley farmers. During the 20th century the village has gained new homes with the local authority building at Fiske Pightle, and private dwellings in the cul-de-sac of North Acres being built in 1965/1966. In the year 2000 the village had 9 new houses built down Tye Lane. The village post office was renovated into a house 8 years ago. The 2011 cen
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Willisham
- UK place.population
- 362
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.shire_district
- Mid-Suffolk
- UK place.shire_county
- Suffolk
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
- UK place.post_town
- IPSWICH
- UK place.postcode_district
- IP8
- UK place.postcode_area
- IP
- UK place.dial_code
- 01473
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TM070506
- UK place.static_image
- St Mary's Church, Willisham - geograph.org.uk - 968161.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Mary's Church, Willisham
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18 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Rivers
- Demography
- Religion
- Ethnic groups
- Economy
- Landmarks
- Tye Farmhouse
- Long Meadow
- Transport
- Major Roads
- Airports
- Ports
- Religious Sites
- St.Mary's Church
- References
- Sources
Willisham is a small village in the suburbs of the county town of Ipswich, Suffolk. The small parish village has been present since the 11th century and was included in the Domesday Book. During the 18th century the village was once home to wheat and barley farmers. During the 20th century the village has gained new homes with the local authority building at Fiske Pightle, and private dwellings in the cul-de-sac of North Acres being built in 1965/1966. In the year 2000 the village had 9 new houses built down Tye Lane. The village post office was renovated into a house 8 years ago. The 2011 census recorded a population of 362 people.
During the 1870s Willisham was described as: "a parish in Bosmere district, Suffolk; 3 miles W of Claydon r. station, and 7 NW of Ipswich."
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