Troston
Troston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk.
| Troston | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's church, Troston | |
  Troston Location within Suffolk | |
| Population | 952 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TL898721 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bury St Edmunds |
| Postcode district | IP31 |
| UK Parliament | |
It is around five miles north-north-east of Bury St Edmunds. Its parish church contains rare mediaeval wall paintings, including dragon-slaying and the Martyrdom of St Edmund. It had one public house called The Bull. The village shop, formerly a Wesleyan chapel, has been closed for some time, and is now a private residence. The centre of the village, surrounded by farms, is characterised by housing estates built through the 1950s to 1970s, with minor, more localised, expansion since. Local children attend primary school in nearby Honington.
The local pub, The Bull, had been a central part of the village since the late 1800s, but has now closed, leaving it boarded up. Owners, brewers Greene King, intend to sell it as a pub, and have controversially dug up the local playing and football field, and are now in the process of developing a new housing estate.
The former Village Shop, the other historic hub of the village and former Wesleyan Chapel, is now a private residence.
Troston Hall, to the south of the village is a listed late sixteenth-century manor house, accompanied by the listed Hall Farm to its immediate north.
In total, there are an impressive 17 listed buildings in the village.
Governance & religion
The parish falls within the West Suffolk District Council ward of Pakenham & Troston, the Suffolk County Council electoral division of Thingoe North, and the parliamentary constituency of Bury St Edmunds, whose MP since 2015 is Jo Churchill of the Conservative Party.
In Church of England terms, the parish falls within the province of Canterbury, the diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, the archdeaconry of Sudbury, and the deanery of Ixworth.
In Roman Catholic Church terms, the parish falls within the province of Westminster, the diocese of East Anglia, and the deanery of Bury St Edmunds.
Notable Residents
- Edward Capell 18th Century Shakespearian critic.
- Capel Lofft lawyer, political figure, and writer.
References
- "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
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