Bucklesham

Bucklesham
St Marys Church, Bucklesham
Bucklesham is located in Suffolk
Bucklesham
Bucklesham
Location within Suffolk
Population526 (2011 census)[1]
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townIpswich
Postcode districtIP10
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°01′47″N 1°16′09″E / 52.029682°N 1.26917°E / 52.029682; 1.26917

Bucklesham is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, a few miles east of Ipswich.

History

Bucklesham is derived from the old English meaning Buccel's homestead or village.[2] The village is recorded in the Domesday Book with a population in 1086 of 36 households made up of 32 freeholders and 4 small holders.[3]

The village gave its name to HMS Bucklesham, a Ham-class minesweeper. The bell off of HMS Bucklesham can be found inside the village primary school.

Facilities

The village has a school, a church, a village hall (shared with the neighbouring Foxhall), houses and the pub is named The Shannon after Rear Admiral Philip Broke's ship HMS Shannon (1806).[4] A small cottage – Shell Cottage – near St Mary's church was the old school, and the names of the children can still be found written on the walls. The newer school has 15 students per year group, and about 100 students in all. The village playing field is used by the children and the football team. The field has swings, an obstacle course and some basic gym equipment.

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Bucklesham | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Broke Of The Shannon". Waterfront Life. Retrieved 31 October 2019.

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