Stonham Aspel
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Stonham Aspal shown within Suffolk
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| Population | 601 (2011) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stowmarket |
| Postcode district | IP14 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| Website | www.stonhamaspal.co.uk |
Stonham Aspal is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England, about five miles (8 km) east of the town of Stowmarket. Surrounding villages include Mickfield, Little Stonham and Pettaugh. Its population in 2011 was 601. The village has a primary school. It is set in farmland but has a busy main road, A1120, running through the village.
The village dates back to the Roman hypocaust period. The name of Stonham Aspal in the 13th century translates directly as "Stone Homestead". Many of the houses in the village are from the 14th and 15th centuries. The main occupation for men, according to census data from 1881, was agriculture.
Stonham Aspal is mentioned in Domesday Book as "Estuna", in the Bosmere hundred of Suffolk. It held 2 villagers, 4 smallholders and 11 free men. One-and-a-half lord's plough teams and two men's plough teams are also mentioned. It has a meadow of 7 acres, woodland of 80 pigs, a church and 0.11 church lands. In 1066 the lord was Aelmer. In 1086 the lord was Miles de Belefol.
Stonham Aspal has undergone many boundary changes over time. It was part of the Bosmere registration district until 1935. When this was abolished, it joined the Gipping registration district, transferring a population of 14,427 in total from the Bosmere registration district. In 1983, Gipping too was abolished and Stonham Aspal joined Gipping and Hartismere registration district until 2010, when it became part of the Suffolk registration district.
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