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Winston
Winston — village and civil parish in Suffolk, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Dovebrook · 6.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Winston is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 147 people. Address: IP14. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Suffolk, UK". Coordinates: 52.2080°, 1.1930°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Suffolk Coast & Heaths
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Winston is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around 8 miles (13 km) east of Stowmarket, the 2011 Census showed that the population of the parish of Winston is 159. The parish also contains the settlements of Winston Green and Fenn Street. There is a church and an old school room, and every year there is a Winston Village Fete. A lot of the village of Winston is based around 14th Century Church, with multiple 16th Century cottages and farmhouses along church lane, showing the villages agricultural past, the area of Winston is still agricultural based with farms and fields all over the parish. Winston and the surrounding area is approximately 45m-50m above sea level making the area unlikely to flood, unless in exceptional circumstances. In the 1870s Winston was described as: Winston, a parish, with a village, in Bosmere district, Suffolk; 1 mile SSE of Debenham, and 7 NE of Needham r. station.
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Background
History
The parish of Winston first appears in the Domesday Book, written in 1066, stating that the population was "43.5 households (very large)". However the Domesday Book representation of the population is misleading, as the figure is based on heads of families so it may be up to 5 times more than the figure stated. The records show that from the first Census conducted in 1801 the population of Winston was 261. The population declined after the 1851 census, with almost everyone in the village at the time working on the land, it may be possible that due to the Industrial Revolution, Winston saw many of the residents move to local large towns like Ipswich. The population in Ipswich boomed during…
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- Coordinates
- 52.2080, 1.1930
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- Mid Suffolk
- Parish
- Winston
- Postcode
- IP14
- Parliamentary constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
- Population
- 147
- Nearest railway station
- Dovebrook — 6.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1944441 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Winston, Suffolk (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St. Andrew's church, Winston, Suffolk - geograph.org.uk - 186607.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Winston?
- Winston is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP14), in the parish of Winston.
- Is Winston a protected site?
- Yes — Winston is part of the Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Winston free to visit?
- Yes, Winston is free to enter.
- How do I get to Winston?
- The nearest railway station is Dovebrook, about 6.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IP14.