Culford

Culford
Culford  Culford shown within Suffolk
District	St Edmundsbury
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bury St Edmunds
Postcode district	IP28
Dialling code	01284
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Suffolk West
List of places UK England Suffolk

Coordinates: 52°17′49″N 0°41′35″E / 52.297°N 0.693°E

Culford is a small village about 4 miles (6 km) north of Bury St Edmunds in the English county of Suffolk. The village developed along a straight road called "The Street" and there are also some smaller residential areas in Culford, like Benyon gardens, a complex of small lanes. Most of the houses in central Culford are pre-war while those at the edges of the village are post-war and later

Signpost in Culford

Culford is home to Culford School, a public school and a member of the Methodist Schools Foundation. The school occupies a former stately home in Culford Park, built in 1796 for the Cornwallis family.

Culford's Public House, The White Hart, (now known as Benyon Lodge) was closed in December 1840 by Richard Benyon, owner of the Culford Estate between 1824 and 1883, because he regarded it as "a scene of moral debauchery".^[1]

The first mention of a postal service in Culford is in July 1852, when a type of postmark known as an undated circle was issued. The post office closed in January 1990 and has since been turned into Culford Day nursery.

Population change

Population growth in Culford from 1801 to 1891
Year	1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	1851	1881	1891
Population	244	239	291	327	352	348	299	364
Number of Houses	-	-	-	55	70	67	73	78
Source: A Vision of Britain Through Time[2]

Population growth in Culford from 1901 to 2001
Year	1901	1911	1921	1931	1951	1961	2001
Population	313	325	284	286	286	286	637
Number of Houses	78	-	78	76	89	96	-
Source: A Vision of Britain Through Time[2]

Governance

Culford lies in the St Edmundsbury borough of the shire county of Suffolk. The four tiers of government & their respective representatives are:^[3]

• West Suffolk Parliamentary Constituency Matthew Hancock
• Thingoe North Ward, Rebecca Hopfensperger Suffolk County Council
• Risby Ward, Helen Levack St Edmundsbury Borough Council
• Culford, West Stow and Wordwell Parish Council

Culford, West Stow and Wordwell Parish Councill has 7 elected members

In terms of community planning the parish does not currently have a Parish Plan or Village Design Statement.

Location

References

1. Isabel Jones (Spring 2007). "Landowners and their motives for change at the Suffolk village of Culford between 1793 and 1903". The Historian (93): 34–37.
2. "A Vision of Britain Through Time". University of Portsmouth & others. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
3. "Representatives of Culford". Retrieved 2014-06-11.

External links

Media related to Culford at Wikimedia Commons

• Culford Village Website