Ufford, Suffolk
| Ufford | |
| Suffolk | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The Church of St Mary | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TM297521 |
| Location: | 52°7’12"N, 1°21’16"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 948 (2011) |
| Post town: | Woodbridge |
| Postcode: | IP13 |
| Dialling code: | 01394 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Suffolk |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Suffolk Coastal |
Ufford is a village in Suffolk, standing halfway between Woodbridge to the south and Wickham Market to the north, some two miles from each, and 13 miles north-east of Ipswich.
The main road through the village, the B1438, used to be the main A12 Ipswich to Lowestoft trunk road, until a bypass was opened.
The 2011 census recorded a population of 948.
Parish church
St Mary's Church is a Grade I historic building which dates from the 11th century.[1]
The church is the oldest of 28 listed buildings in Ufford. Most of the others are dwelling houses, some thatched, in the eastern part of the village around the church.
The church is famous for its remarkable mediæval wood carvings, notably a font cover from about 1450, which is the tallest mediæval font cover in Britain at 20 feet high. It is surmounted by a pelican pecking its breast to feed its chicks from its blood; a symbol of Christ feeding the faithful with his own body. The 17th-century iconoclast William Dowsing left the structure intact after visiting the church in 1644, noting in his diary that it was "gorgeous... like a pope's triple crown."[2]
The parish is today in a joint benefice with Melton and Ufford.
There is an accompanying church hall.[3]
About the village
The village has a community hall, a recreation ground[4] and two pubs, the Ufford Crown and the White Lion. The nearest shopping facilities are in Wickham Market and Woodbridge. The nearest schools are at Melton and Woodbridge.
There is a country house hotel by the village, the Ufford Park Hotel.[5]
- Football: Ufford Sports Football Club
- Golf: golf course at Ufford Park Hotel
Outside links
References
- ↑ Britain Express Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ Christopher Winn: I Never Knew That about England's Country Churches. Random House, 2014.ISBN 9780091945251. p. 264. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ↑ Local church site, including photographs. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ Ufford: our village
- ↑ Ufford Park Hotel