Westhorpe, Suffolk
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Signpost in Westhorpe
| Westhorpe | |
  Westhorpe |
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| OS grid reference | TM045691 |
|---|---|
| District | Mid Suffolk |
| Shire county | Suffolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Coordinates: 52°16′55″N 0°59′49″E / 52.282°N 0.997°E
Westhorpe is a linear village and civil parish in the Suffolk countryside, thirteen miles from Bury St. Edmunds, eight miles from Stowmarket and a mile from the villages of Wyverstone and Finningham.
Administratively Westhorpe forms part of the non-metropolitan district of Mid Suffolk.
Westhorpe Hall was a former seat of the Dukes of Suffolk and the place of death of Mary Tudor, Queen of France, with its close neighbour East Thorpe manor, being the seat of a previous duke, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk.[1]
Notable people
- Jean Kent (1921−2013), film and television actress, lived there until her death[2]
- John Clarke (3 October 1609 – 20 April 1676), medical doctor, Baptist minister, co-founder of the colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, author of its influential charter, and a leading advocate of religious freedom in the Americas.
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References
- ↑ http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/22461
- ↑ "Film star Jean Kent dies at 92". Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
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