Hopton, Suffolk

Hopton
Hopton
Hopton shown within Suffolk
Population 650 (2005)[1]
653 (2011)[2]
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Diss
Postcode district IP22
Police Suffolk
Fire Suffolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
Hopton Village Sign

Hopton is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located just south of the Norfolk border on the B1111 road between Stanton and Garboldisham, in 2005 it had a population of 650.[1] It shares a parish council with neighbouring Knettishall.

All Saints' Church is at the geographical centre of the village, it has regular services and is part of the United Benefice of Stanton, Hopton, Market Weston, Barningham & Coney Weston.[3]

Schools

There is a primary school, and a pre-school. The primary school feeds students both to Thurston Community College in Thurston and Ixworth Free School in Ixworth.

References

  1. 1 2 Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived 2008-12-19 at the Wayback Machine. Suffolk County Council
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. ↑ United Benefice of Stanton, Hopton, Market Weston, Barningham & Coney Weston
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