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Lawshall

Lawshall
All Saints church, Lawshall, Suffolk - geograph.org.uk - 180804.jpg
All Saints church, Lawshall
Lawshall is located in Suffolk
Lawshall
Lawshall
Lawshall shown within Suffolk
Population 968 (Including Ickworth. 2011)
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Bury St Edmunds
Postcode district IP29
EU Parliament East of England
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°09′18″N 0°43′29″E / 52.1549°N 0.7248°E / 52.1549; 0.7248Coordinates: 52°09′18″N 0°43′29″E / 52.1549°N 0.7248°E / 52.1549; 0.7248

Lawshall is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Located around a mile off the A134 between Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury, it is part of Babergh district. The parish has nine settlements comprising the three main settlements of The Street, Lambs Lane and Bury Road along with the six small hamlets of Audley End, Hanningfield Green, Harrow Green, Hart's Green, Hibb's Green and Lawshall Green.

Notable buildings in the parish include All Saints Church and Lawshall Hall. In addition Coldham Hall is very close to the village and part of the grounds of the estate are located within the parish. Other important features include Frithy Wood, which is classified as Ancient Woodland and a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), and The Warbanks historical site.

The village was originally known as "Hlaw-gesella" which meant the shelter or hut on a hill or high ground. Early records indicate that in later years the name was recorded as "Laushella" (972), "Lawesselam" (1086), "Laveshel" (1095), "Laweshell" (1194) and "Laugesale" (1253).Other names identified in the County of Suffolk records include Lausel, Lausele, Lausell, Lauselle, Laushalle, Laushill, Laushille, Laushull, Laushulle, Lausill, Lawcell, Laweshill, Laweshille, Lawishille, Lawsall, Lawschyll, Lawsele and Lawsell.


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