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Witnesham

Witnesham is a village situated roughly to the north of Ipswich, Suffolk. The main road from Ipswich that links the village to the town is the B1077, Westerfield Road.

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Place details

Locality: East Suffolk
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom

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Key facts

UK place.official_name: Witnesham
UK place.country: England
UK place.region: East of England
UK place.os_grid_reference: TM1850
UK place.population: 792
UK place.population_ref: (2011)
UK place.post_town: IPSWICH
UK place.postcode_area: IP
UK place.postcode_district: IP6
UK place.dial_code: 01473
UK place.shire_county: Suffolk
UK place.hide_services: Yes
UK place.static_image: Witnesham - Church of St Mary.jpg

Wikidata facts

Instance of: civil parish
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: East Suffolk
Population: +792
Image: Witnesham - Church of St Mary.jpg

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Witnesham is a village situated roughly to the north of Ipswich, Suffolk. The main road from Ipswich that links the village to the town is the B1077, Westerfield Road.

==History== It appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as 'Wytenesham’ (Witta's/Witten's meadow or enclosure) and had 10 villagers. It was a part of Carlford, one of the old Hundreds of Suffolk.