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Great Wratting
Great Wratting — village and civil parish in Suffolk, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Great Wratting is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 194 people. Address: CB9. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Suffolk, UK". Coordinates: 52.1060°, 0.4600°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Great Wratting is a village and civil parish in England, about four miles from Haverhill, Suffolk, in the valley of the River Stour. There is a ford across the Stour in the centre of the village, where bathing and fishing are common pursuits. The river here is heavily populated by crayfish, a non native species long since escaped from farms near the mouth of the Stour.
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Background
History
Many of the older houses in the village were once estate cottages on the Thurlow Estate, sometime owned by the Vestey family, and date to the 16th century or earlier. A large proportion are thatched, mostly with traditional Suffolk straw thatch, but with some Norfolk reed thatch. The village has an Anglican church, St Mary's, and a church room purchased by the village which is used for meetings and concerts. The old vicarage, the old school and the old post office are now - long since - family homes, as are the old forge (which has also been the old Bell pub). The village is well known for its large and hugely successful annual summer fête – held either at Great Wratting Hall (sometimes…
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- Coordinates
- 52.1060, 0.4600
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- West Suffolk
- Parish
- Great Wratting
- Postcode
- CB9
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Suffolk
- Population
- 194
Sources
- wikidata: Q1853482 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Great Wratting (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: UK GreatWratting.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Great Wratting?
- Great Wratting is in Suffolk, London, United Kingdom (postcode CB9), in the parish of Great Wratting.
- Is Great Wratting free to visit?
- Yes, Great Wratting is free to enter.
- How do I get to Great Wratting?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CB9. It sits within the West Suffolk parliamentary constituency.