Woolpit
Sign in to saveWoolpit ( ) is a village in the English county of Suffolk, midway between the towns of Bury St. Edmunds and Stowmarket. In 2011 Woolpit parish had a population of 1,995. It is notable for the 12th-century legend of the green children of Woolpit and for its parish church, which has especially fine medieval woodwork. Administratively Woolpit is a civil parish, part of the district of Mid Suffolk.
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Place details
- Locality
- Mid Suffolk
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,753
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Woolpit
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TL973624
- UK place.post_town
- BURY ST. EDMUNDS
- UK place.postcode_area
- IP
- UK place.postcode_district
- IP30
- UK place.dial_code
- 01359
- UK place.shire_county
- Suffolk
- UK place.shire_district
- Mid Suffolk
- UK place.hide_services
- Yes
- UK place.static_image
- Woolpit - Church of St Mary.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Mid Suffolk
- Population
- +1995
- Image
- Woolpit - Church of St Mary.jpg
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Legend of the green children
- St Mary's Church
- Woolpit bricks
- Notable residents
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
Woolpit ( ) is a village in the English county of Suffolk, midway between the towns of Bury St. Edmunds and Stowmarket. In 2011 Woolpit parish had a population of 1,995. It is notable for the 12th-century legend of the green children of Woolpit and for its parish church, which has especially fine medieval woodwork. Administratively Woolpit is a civil parish, part of the district of Mid Suffolk.
==History== The village's name, first recorded in the 10th century as Wlpit and later as Wlfpeta, derives from the Old English wulf-pytt, meaning "pit for trapping wolves".