Welcome to Great Whelnetham
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Great Whelnetham (sometimes Great Welnetham) is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around two miles south of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 820.The parish also contains the hamlet of Cocks Green, and the village of Sicklesmere, with which Great Whelnetham is contiguous. Until the Beeching Axe, the area was served by Welnetham railway station on the Long Melford-Bury St Edmunds branch line. In 2019, an excavation of an 4th-century Roman cemetery in Great Whelnetham uncovered unusual burial practices. Of 52 skeletons found, up to 40% had been decapitated, which archaeologists claimed gave new insight into Roman traditions. The burial ground includes the remains of men, women and children who likely lived in a nearby settlement. The decapitated skeletons represent "quite a rare find".
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
622 hectares |
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Population |
848 (2021) |
Density |
136 people/km2 |
Mean age |
41.7 |
Ward |
Horringer |
District |
St Edmundsbury |
Postcodes |
IP29, IP30 |
ONS ID |
E04009315 |
Council
Contact details for Great Whelnetham Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
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Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Great Whelnetham Parish.
Planning
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Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Great Whelnetham Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Great Whelnetham Parish.