Ringshall, Suffolk
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 Church of St Catherine |
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| Population | 650 (2005) 670 (2011) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stowmarket |
| Postcode district | IP14 |
| Dialling code | 01473 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Ringshall is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around four miles south of Stowmarket, and 13 miles north west of Ipswich.
Ringshall Grange is the Grade II Listed former rectory to the church of St Catherine. The village contains a Primary School, a village hall, a grade II listed Manor and a garage.
In the 1870s, John Marius Wilson described Ringshall as:
"The village stands 3¼ miles W S W of Needham-Market r. station, and has a post-office under Stowmarket."
Ringshall Stocks is located within this civil parish, it was known as this as this was where the stocks in the village were located in the Medival Era.
According to the 2011 Census there were 334 males and 336 females living in the parish.
Transport facilities in the civil parish include bus services that run to Hadleigh, Bildeston, Hitcham, Great Bricett, Stowmarket and Ipswich. These transport routes run often once a day, there and back to these locations, running mostly on Monday to Saturday. The closest train service is located around 5 miles north east of Ringshall, at Needham Market.
Located on the southern edge of the village lies Wattisham Airfield. It is a former RAF base which had opened in 1939 as a medium bomber station. Between 1942 and 1945 the airfield was used by the Americans as the East Anglian Air Force headquarters during WWII.
Ringshall Grange is a Grade II listed moated Manor house located within the civil parish, which is available to rent for up to 22 guests. the manor lies within a large medival moat, encircling the house. Surrounding the manor, lies two acres of woodland and a historic belvedere mound, from which stunning views across the valley can be seen.During 1942 to 1945, the manor was used as the East Anglian headquarters of the American Air Force during the Second World War.
There is also a primary school located within the village of Ringshall, called Ringshall school. The state primary school caters for children aged between 5-11, who live within the catchment areas of Ringshall, Great Bricett, Barking, parts of Willisham and Wattisham Airbase.
The Church of St Catherine, is the village church located within Ringshall and is a grade I listed building, which became listed on 9 December 1955. The church is situated between Ringshall Hall and Coronation Glebe, on Stowmarket Road. The Church of St Catherine appears in the Domesday book of 1086, with the record showing there is a Church with a Norman tower located within the village.
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