Chelmondiston
- Babergh
- Suffolk
- East
- South Suffolk
Chelmondiston is a small village and civil parish in Suffolk, England located on the Shotley Peninsula, five miles south-east of Ipswich. The hamlet of Pin Mill lies within the parish on the south bank of the River Orwell. The village comprises approximately 500 dwellings and has a population of just over 1,000. It is one of the largest villages situated on the Shotley Peninsula.[2]
History
The etymology of the word Chelmondiston is perhaps ‘Ceolmund’s dwelling’. The parish contains a number of Bronze Age barrow sites. Chelmondiston and Pin Mill do not appear in the Domesday Book of 1086.[3] It was formerly known as Chelmington[4] and was located in the old hundred of Babergh.[5]
Churches
The original parish church of St. Andrew was described in 1865 as an "old, small, dilapidated edifice, with a square tower",[6] and it was subsequently rebuilt by architect Edward Charles Hakewill. On 10 December 1944, during World War II, a flying bomb hit Hakewill's church and it was almost completely destroyed.[7] In 1951, Basil Hatcher was commissioned to provide a replacement. The modern St. Andrew's church includes a set of stained glass windows made by Francis Skeat in the 1960s.[8] There is also a Methodist church on the Main Road and a Baptist church on Pin Mill Road.
Notable residents
- John Henley (1692–1756) clergyman, writer and poet, also known as 'Orator Henley' and noted for his showmanship and eccentricity.
- George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848–1934) Anglican priest, poet and musician.
- Princess Muna al-Hussein (born Antoinette Gardiner in 1941) wife of Hussein of Jordan.
References
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Chelmondiston and Pin Mill Parish website". OneSuffolk. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ "Pin Mill conservation area appraisal" (PDF). Babergh District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "The English Home of Mr. Timothy Dalton, Parish of Woolverstone". Privately printed, 1898. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "Relationships/unit history of Chelmondiston". A Vision of Britain through Time. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ "Post Office Directory of 1865". The History of Suffolk site. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Memories of Pin Mill - 7 December 2005". Eastern Daily Press. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ "St Andrew, Chelmondiston". Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
External links
- "Parish Council website - chelmondiston.onesuffolk.net". Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- "St Andrew's Church - suffolkchurches.co.uk". Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- "Chelmondiston Methodist Church - eamethodist.org.uk". Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- "Chelmondiston Baptist Church - gracebaptistpartnership.org.uk". August 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- "Listed Buildings in Chelmondiston - britishlistedbuildings.co.uk". Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- "Chelmondiston profile by Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion commissioned by Suffolk ACRE - suffolkacre.org.uk" (PDF). September 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- "Pin Mill Sailing Club - pmsc.org.uk". Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- Village website[permanent dead link] - Chelmondiston Web Site (broken link)
- BOHUN family
- Census 1881
- Links to further census records
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