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The village's name means ''Hemma's meadow'' derived from the [[old Frisian]] word ''grēd'' meaning meadow or pasture.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Key to English Place-names|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Suffolk/Hengrave|access-date=2020-06-30|website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk}}</ref> |
The village's name means ''Hemma's meadow'' derived from the [[old Frisian]] word ''grēd'' meaning meadow or pasture.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Key to English Place-names|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Suffolk/Hengrave|access-date=2020-06-30|website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk}}</ref> |
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It is recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] in 1086 as ''Hemegretham'' meaning the homestead or village of Hemma's meadow.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mills|first=A. D.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=br8xcW1f_a8C& |
It is recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] in 1086 as ''Hemegretham'' meaning the homestead or village of Hemma's meadow.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mills|first=A. D.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=br8xcW1f_a8C&q=gr%C4%93d+meadow&pg=PT386|title=A Dictionary of British Place-Names|date=2003-10-09|publisher=OUP Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-157847-2|language=en}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Hengrave Hall]] |
*[[Hengrave Hall]] |
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Revision as of 20:22, 11 November 2020
| Hengrave | |
|---|---|
 Signpost in Hengrave | |
  Hengrave Location within Suffolk | |
| Population | 173 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TL825686 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bury St Edmunds |
| Postcode district | IP28 |
| Dialling code | 01284 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Hengrave is a small village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is to the North the town of Bury St Edmunds along the A1101 road.
The village's name means Hemma's meadow derived from the old Frisian word grēd meaning meadow or pasture.[2] It is recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 as Hemegretham meaning the homestead or village of Hemma's meadow.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ Mills, A. D. (9 October 2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-157847-2.
External links
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