Burstall, Suffolk

Human settlement in England

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52°03′36″N 1°03′25″E / 52.06°N 1.057°E / 52.06; 1.057

Burstall is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Located around 4 miles (6 km) west of Ipswich, it is part of Babergh district. The parish includes the hamlet of Burstallhill. Recorded in the Domesday Book as Burgestala / Burghestala. It is in the Belstead Brook electoral division of Suffolk County Council.^[2]

The south-western boundary of the parish is delineated by Belstead Brook, a tributary of the River Orwell. The A1071 between Ipswich and Hadleigh crosses Belstead Brook at Burstall Bridge.

Burstall Hall is ⅔ mile (1 km) northeast from the village.

Mill Farm is to the west and Hill Farm to the east.

The village hall built in 1910 in memory of John Cranfield. It is a Mock Tudor building with a recent lottery grant improvements. No alcohol is sold in the hall.

The Half Moon public house closed in 1968 and the Post office closed in 2006.

St Mary's Church

The parish church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building. It is largely of the early 14th and 15th centuries, with two Victorian restorations by Frederick Barnes of Ipswich.^[3]

References

^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Burstall Parish (E04009078)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
^ "Belstead Brook Electoral Division Profile 2017" (PDF). Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary - Burstall - Suffolk - England (Grade I) (1036948)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 October 2023.