Flempton

Flempton
St. Catherine's church, Flempton
Flempton Flempton shown within Suffolk
Population	149
District	St Edmundsbury
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Suffolk

Coordinates: 52°18′N 0°39′E / 52.3°N 0.65°E / 52.3; 0.65

Flempton is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk, England. It is on the A1101 road from Bury St Edmunds. Flempton takes its name from the Flemings who came from Flanders and settled the area in Anglo-Saxon times.

St Catherine's church is a grade II* listed building whose tower was rebuilt in 1839 after it collapsed.^[1]

The East of England Regional Assembly was based in Flempton House. The village pub is The Greyhound on The Green. It is close to the River Lark.

Flempton Forge and nearby Forge Cottage are grade II listed buildings on The Green.^[2]^[3] The forge has recently been converted to a holiday let.^[4]

References

↑ "Name: CHURCH OF ST CATHERINE List entry Number: 1031415". English Heritage. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
↑ "Name: THE FORGE List entry Number: 1180463". English Heritage. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
↑ "Name: FORGE COTTAGE List entry Number: 1031420". English Heritage. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
↑ "Flempton Forge".

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