Horringer

Horringer
Horringer
	St Leonard's Church, Horringer
	Horringer Location within Suffolk
Population	890 (2005); 1,055 (2011)
District	West Suffolk;
Shire county	Suffolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bury St Edmunds
Postcode district	IP29
Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England
	List of places UK England Suffolk 52°13′23″N 0°40′23″E / 52.223°N 0.673°E

Horringer, formerly also called Horningsheath, is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. It lies on the A143 about two miles south-west of Bury St Edmunds. The population in 2011 was 1055.^[1]

Heritage[edit]

Horringer was earlier known as Horningsheath. The school kept this spelling until after the Second World War.^[3]

The village includes the main entrance to Ickworth house, a Neoclassical country house which was the seat of the Earls and Marquesses of Bristol until the 7th Marquess sold the lease to the National Trust.

Notable residents[edit]

In birth order:

Thomas Rogers (c. 1553–1616), a religious controversialist and cleric was the Rector of St Leonards, Horringer, from 1581 until his death.^[4]
William Bedell (1571-1642), rector of Horringer 1616-1627, subsequently Provost of Trinity College Dublin and Lord Bishop of Kilmore, patron of the translation of the Old Testament into the Irish language.^[5]
John Covel (1638-1722), clergyman and scientist who became Master of Christ's College, Cambridge and vice-chancellor of the University
Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, born Elizabeth Christiana Hervey in Horringer on 13 May 1759, became a notable society hostess and patron of the arts.^[6] Her father, Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol, later Bishop of Cloyne (1767–1768) and Bishop of Derry (1768–1803), believed in equality among religions.^[7]
Melmoth Hall (1811–1885), born here, became a first-class cricketer in Australia.^[8]
The remains of Victor Hervey, 6th Marquess of Bristol (1915–1985) were returned from Menton, France, by his son in 2010 for a funeral at Horringer before burial at St Mary's Church, Ickworth.^[9]

Demography[edit]

According to the Office for National Statistics, the parish of Horringer at the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001 had a population of 901 in 397 households,^[10] which rose to 1,055 at the 2011 Census. The ward population of 2,593 in the 2011 Census was estimated at 2,617 in 2019.^[11]

Population change[edit]

Population change in Horringer from 1801 to 1891
Year	1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	1851	1881	1891
Population	543	523	539	586	597	670	662	599
Source: A Vision of Britain Through Time^[12]

Population change in Horringer from 1901 to 2001
Year	1901	1911	1921	1931	1951	1961	2001	2011
Population	525	552	569	545	465	468	901	1,055
Source: A Vision of Britain Through Time^[12]

Location grid[edit]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Suffolk County Council
^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
^ Horringer Village. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
^ ODNB: John Craig, "Rogers, Thomas (c. 1553–1616)" Retrieved 30 March 2014, pay-walled.
^ Karl S. Bottigheimer and Vivienne Larminie, "Bedell, William (bap. 1572, d. 1642)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, Sept 2004).
^ ODNB: Amanda Foreman, "Cavendish , Elizabeth Christiana, duchess of Devonshire (1757–1824)" Retrieved 30 March 2014, pay-walled.
^ ODNB: Gerard O'Brien, "Hervey, Frederick Augustus, fourth earl of Bristol (1730–1803)" Retrieved 30 March 2014, pay-walled.
^ "Melmoth Hall". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^ Haden-Guest, Anthony. "The end of the peer", The Observer, 22 January 2006. Accessed May 17, 2008.
^ "Suffolk County Council – 2001 Census Profiles" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
^ City Population Retrieved 25 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "A Vision of Britain Through Time". University of Portsmouth & others. Retrieved 22 February 2011.

External links[edit]

Village website

[population-1] Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Suffolk County Council

[2] "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 August 2016.

[3] Horringer Village. Retrieved 31 March 2014.

[4] ODNB: John Craig, "Rogers, Thomas (c. 1553–1616)" Retrieved 30 March 2014, pay-walled.

[5] Karl S. Bottigheimer and Vivienne Larminie, "Bedell, William (bap. 1572, d. 1642)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, Sept 2004).

[6] ODNB: Amanda Foreman, "Cavendish , Elizabeth Christiana, duchess of Devonshire (1757–1824)" Retrieved 30 March 2014, pay-walled.

[7] ODNB: Gerard O'Brien, "Hervey, Frederick Augustus, fourth earl of Bristol (1730–1803)" Retrieved 30 March 2014, pay-walled.

[Cricinfo-8] "Melmoth Hall". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2015.

[peer-9] Haden-Guest, Anthony. "The end of the peer", The Observer, 22 January 2006. Accessed May 17, 2008.

[10] "Suffolk County Council – 2001 Census Profiles" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.

[11] City Population Retrieved 25 January 2021.

[usual_resident_population-12] "A Vision of Britain Through Time". University of Portsmouth & others. Retrieved 22 February 2011.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

v t e West Suffolk
Towns	Brandon Bury St Edmunds Clare Haverhill Mildenhall Newmarket
Civil parishes	Ampton Bardwell Barnardiston Barnham Barningham Barrow Barton Mills Beck Row, Holywell Row and Kenny Hill Bradfield Combust with Stanningfield Bradfield St Clare Bradfield St George Brockley Cavendish Cavenham Chedburgh Chevington Coney Weston Cowlinge Culford Dalham Denham Denston Depden Elveden Eriswell Euston Exning Fakenham Magna Flempton Fornham All Saints Fornham St Genevieve Fornham St Martin Freckenham Gazeley Great Barton Great Bradley Great Livermere Great Thurlow Great Whelnetham Great Wratting Hargrave Hawkedon Hawstead Hengrave Hepworth Herringswell Higham Honington Hopton Horringer Hundon Icklingham Ickworth Ingham Ixworth Ixworth Thorpe Kedington Kentford Knettishall Lackford Lakenheath Lidgate Little Bradley Little Livermere Little Thurlow Little Whelnetham Little Wratting Market Weston Moulton Nowton Ousden Pakenham Poslingford Rede Red Lodge Risby Rushbrooke with Rougham Santon Downham Sapiston Stansfield Stanton Stoke-by-Clare Stradishall Thelnetham The Saxhams Timworth Troston Tuddenham West Row Westley West Stow Whepstead Wickhambrook Withersfield Wixoe Wordwell Worlington
Grade I listed buildings	Coldham Hall St Edmundsbury Cathedral St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds Northgate House Bury St Edmunds Guildhall Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds St Mary the Virgin's Church, Cavendish Clare Priory St Peter and St Paul's Church, Clare Ancient House, Clare Hengrave Hall All Saints' Church, Icklingham Ickworth House The Iron Bridge, Culford Park St Mary's Church, Mildenhall St Andrew's Church, Sapiston All Saints Church, Wordwell
West Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency), South Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency), Bury St Edmunds (UK Parliament constituency) Local Elections

v t e Ceremonial county of Suffolk
Boroughs or districts	Babergh East Suffolk Ipswich Mid Suffolk West Suffolk
Major settlements (cities in italics)	Aldeburgh Beccles Brandon Bungay Bury St Edmunds Clare Eye Felixstowe Framlingham Hadleigh Halesworth Haverhill Ipswich Kesgrave Leiston Lowestoft Mildenhall Needham Market Newmarket Orford Saxmundham Southwold Stowmarket Sudbury Woodbridge See also: List of civil parishes in Suffolk
Topics	Flag Parliamentary constituencies Places Places of interest Population of major settlements SSSIs Country houses Grade I listed buildings Grade II* listed buildings History Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs Schools Museums Windmills