Ampton
| Ampton | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Peter & St Paul | |
  Ampton Location withinSuffolk | |
| Area | 14.15 km2(5.46 sq mi) |
| Population | 171 (2011) includingLittle Livermere&Timworth[1] |
| •Density | 12/km2(31/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TL8671 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bury St Edmunds |
| Postcode district | IP31 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
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Amptonis a village andcivil parishin theWest Suffolk DistrictofSuffolk,England, about five miles north ofBury St Edmunds.
According toEilert Ekwallthe meaning of the village name is 'Amma's homestead'.
According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 63, includingLittle LivermereandTimworth,increasing to 171 at the 2011 Census.
The parish is grouped with Little Livermere and Timworth to form a parish meeting.[2]
Ampton currently has 13 listed structures within it, 12 of them Grade II listed and SS Peter & Paul's church being Grade I listed.[3]
At the church hang four bells, with the heaviest weighing 8-1 cwt and dating from 1405.[4]
Most of the village was designated as aconservation areaon 5 March 1987.[5]
The village's racecourse hosts the South Suffolk Show, an annual one-day agricultural show which was first organised in 1888.[6]
Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy FRS,the scientist who achieved lasting fame as the captain ofHMSBeagleduringCharles Darwin's famous voyage, was born in the village. He also coined the phrase ‘Weather Forecast’ when he founded the predecessor to theMeteorological Office.[7]
History
[edit]TheDomesday Bookof 1086 records the population of Ampton in 1086 to be 23 households.[8]The parish was part ofThedwastre Hundred.
Historial writings
[edit]In 1870–1872,John Marius Wilson'sImperial Gazetteer of England and Walesdescribed the village as:[9]
AMPTON, a parish inThingoe district,Suffolk;5 miles N ofBury St. Edmunds r. station.It has a post office under Bury St. Edmunds. Acres, 736. Real property, £910. Pop., 131. Houses, 28.Ampton Hall,the seat of H. Rodwell, Esq., is a large brick edifice, in a spacious park. The living is a rectory in thediocese of Ely.Value, £172.* Patron, Hun. Rodwell, Esq. The church is a plain brick building, with a stone tower, and has a brass. Charities,Calthorpes' school,almshouses., £440.
In 1887,John Bartholomewalso wrote an entry on Ampton in the Gazetteer of the British Isles with a much shorter description:[10]
Ampton, par. and seat, W. Suffolk, 5 miles N. ofBury St Edmunds,736 ac., pop. 97; P.O.
Ampton Hall
[edit]AGrade II-listedJacobean stylemanor housebuilt in 1892 on the site of the previous hall. The main residence of the Ampton estate which owns 700 acre park and a large majority of the housing in the area.
Ampton Charities
[edit]School
[edit]Ampton Charity School Trust was established by James Calthorpe (1649–1702) in 1692 for the education of six poor boys of Ampton and the neighbouring parishes.[11][12]The Old School House, dated 1705, is aGrade II listed buildinga bears a plaque commemorating its principal benefactor in a Latin inscription.[13] By 1844 the school was part of theNational Schools system.[11]
Almshouses
[edit]In her will dated 18 May 1693 Dorothy Calthorpe left £1,000 for the construction of almshouses in the village for "six poor old widows or old maids"[14][15]
Notable residents
[edit]- James Calthorpe(until 1658),Roundhead&Sheriff of Suffolk.
- Dorothy Calthorpe(1648-1693), early female author
- Algernon May(until 1704),Member of ParliamentforWindsor.
- Reynolds Calthorpe(1655–1719),Member of ParliamentforHindon.
- James Calthorpe(1699–1784), politician and courtier,Gentleman Usher Quarterly Waiter in Ordinary,Yeoman of the Removing Wardrobe,andMember of ParliamentforHindon.
- Henry Venn Elliott(1792–1865), an Englishdivine.
- Henry George Boldero(1794–1873),British Armyofficer and aMember of ParliamentforChippenham.
- Robert FitzRoy(1805–1865), English officer of theRoyal Navy,pioneeringmeteorologistand founder of theMet Office,captain ofHMSBeagleduringCharles Darwin's famous voyage.
- Henry Cotterill(1812–1886),Bishop of GrahamstownandBishop of Edinburghin the 1800s.
- Pierce Lacy(1872–1956),Englishstockbroker,chairman of theBirmingham Stock Exchange.
References
[edit]- ^UK Census(2011)."Local Area Report – Ampton Parish (E04009285)".Nomis.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved8 June2019.
- ^"Parish council – Ampton, Little Livermere & Timworth Parish Meeting".democracy.westsuffolk.gov.uk.Retrieved7 June2019.
- ^"Listed Buildings in Ampton, St Edmundsbury, Suffolk".britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.Retrieved27 November2019.
- ^Dove's Guide,Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- ^"Conservation areas and appraisals".www.westsuffolk.gov.uk.Retrieved4 July2019.
- ^"South Suffolk Show | Suffolk Agricultural Show | Ampton Race Course | Ingham | Bury St. Edmunds".Retrieved7 June2019.
- ^Mellersh, H. E. L. (1968).FitzRoy of the Beagle.London: Hart-Davis.ISBN0246974524.OCLC30625.
- ^"Ampton Parish History"(PDF).Suffolk Heritage Explorer.
- ^"History of Ampton, in St Edmundsbury and Suffolk. Map and description".A Vision of Britain through Time.Retrieved27 November2019.
- ^"Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Ampton".A Vision of Britain through Time.Retrieved27 November2019.
- ^abWilliam White (1844).History, gazetteer, and directory of Suffolk.p. 301.
- ^Barker, H. R. (1907).West Suffolk Illustrated.Bury St Edmunds: F. G. Pawsey and Co Ltd. p. 6.
- ^Stuff, Good."Old Schoolhouse, Ampton, Suffolk".britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.British Listed Buildings.
- ^"MISS DOROTHY CALTHORPE'S CHARITY - Charity 216240".register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk.Retrieved11 October2022.
- ^Michelle M. Dowd & Julie A. Eckerle (2011) The Devotional Writings of Dorothy Calthorpe, ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews, 24:1-2, 89-98, DOI: 10.1080/0895769X.2011.540539
External links
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Media related toAmptonat Wikimedia Commons- Amptonin theDomesday Book
- Historical Social Data on Ampton[1]
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