Ringshall, Suffolk
| Ringshall | |
| Suffolk | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Catherine | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TM041527 |
| Location: | 52°8’8"N, 0°58’53"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 650 (2005 est.) |
| Post town: | Stowmarket |
| Postcode: | IP14 |
| Dialling code: | 01473 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Mid Suffolk |
Ringshall is a village in Suffolk, around four miles south of Stowmarket, and 13 miles north west of Ipswich.
Ringshall Grange appears in the 1086 Domesday Book. The house of today known as Ringshall Grange, is the grade II listed building.
History
In the 1870s, John Marius Wilson described Ringshall:
"The village stands 3¼ miles W S W of Needham-Market r. station, and has a post-office under Stowmarket."[1]
About the village
Located on the southern edge of the village lies Wattisham Airfield.[2] It is a former RAF base which had opened in 1939 as a medium bomber station. Between 1942 and 1945 the airfield was used by the Americans as the East Anglian Air Force station during the Second World War.[3]
Ringshall Grange is a Grade II listed moated house located within the civil parish, which is available to rent for up to 22 guests. Surrounding the former rectory, lies two acres of woodland and a historic belvedere mound, from which stunning views across the valley can be seen. During 1942 to 1945, the house was used as the East Anglian headquarters of the American Air Force during the Second World War.[4]
Church
The Church of St Catherine, is the village church located within Ringshall and is a Grade I listed building.[5] The church stands between Ringshall Hall and Coronation Glebe, on Stowmarket Road.
The Church of St Catherine appears in the Domesday book of 1086, with the record showing there is a "Church with a Norman tower" located within the village.[6]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Wilson, John Marius (1870-72). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullerton & Co.. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7630.
- ↑ Bowyer, Michael J F (1979). Action Stations: Wartime military airfields of East Anglia, 1939 - 1945. Cambridgeshire: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 205. ISBN 0850593352.
- ↑ "RAF Wattisham - Regiment History, War & Military Records & Archives". https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/units/1822/raf-wattisham/.
- ↑ "About" (in en-GB). http://www.ringshallgrange.co.uk/.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1283864: Church of St Catherine, Ringshall, Suffolk (Grade I listing)
- ↑ The Domesday Book Online - Suffolk N-R
