Eyke
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| Population | 362 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | TM 31702 51796 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Woodbridge |
| Dialling code | 01394 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Eyke is a village and a civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal District, in the English county of Suffolk. It is located on the A1152 road near the town of Woodbridge. Eyke has a primary school, the manor house of Lord and Lady Lucas with scenic pond and horse paddock, and a pub. The mediaeval parish church of All Saints was restored in the 1860s. Services are normally held on the first and third Sundays of the month. The Eyke Parish Council "consists of seven parish Councillors." and they hold regular meetings "on the second Monday of every other month, at 7 pm " these are held in the Eyke village hall. From the Vision of Britain website, a 19th-century description described Eyke like this "Eyke, a village and a parish in Plomesgate district, Suffolk. The village stands near the river Deben, 1½ mile ENE of Melton r. station, and 3 NE by E of Woodbridge; and has a post office under Woodbridge. The parish comprises 2, 749 acres. Pop., 486. Houses, 109, the population reducing to 362 at the 2011 Census. The church is Norman, has a brass of the 15th century, and was repaired in 1859."
The name 'Eyke' previously derived from the world 'Oak' had a number of changes and various spellings to its name, some earlier names for the small settlement where "Eike, Ike, Yke, Eyck, as it has been variously spelt." Eyke was first mentioned during the reign of Henry II, "when the King held Staverton Manor from 1171–1185. Adam de Eik had to pay a fine of three marks" but for what, this is not known. Eyke has quite a strong history of revolt and rebelling against authority figures within the local community. one account of this was during the year of "1310" when "they attacked the Manor House of Eyke Rectory, burst open the gates and rifled a chest, in order to destroy the records of the services due to Robert de Redenhale." Thirty-one years later, in the June 1381, there was a peasants' revolt: "they broke down the home of John Staverton, destroyed various records and carried away booty to the value of 100 shillings." Whether this was politically sparked of just a mindless act of theft is unclear. It was reputed that in "In 1589, 1590 and 1591, Eyke people were fined because they persisted in wearing German felt hats on festivals and Sundays instead of the English hats made of pile." The last reported act of rebellion from this time period was yet again in relation to "John Staverton", where in "1644 some testified against John Stoneham, the rector, for the way he conducted the church services and his behaviour generally". There is no recorded evidence that any sort of resolution came from this testimony. Eyke has been mostly dependent on agriculture and its related trades; they seemed to be generally quite a self-sufficient village. It is recorded that up until the First World War "there were six separate farms, and several small holdings. In addition, most families kept chickens and a pig, and grew their own vegetables." Other local trades and businesses included "two shoemakers, a blacksmith, a hurdlemaker, a thatcher, a builder and a carpenter/wheelwright who was also the undertaker". The majority of the land the farms where located on where reported to be "part of the Rendlesham Estate until it was sold in 1920."
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