Woolverstone
| Woolverstone | |
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 St Michael's, Woolverstone |
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 Woolverstone
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| Woolverstone shown within Suffolk | |
| Population | 265 (2011) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Ipswich |
| Postcode district | IP9 1 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Woolverstone is a small village and civil parish in Suffolk, England located on the Shotley peninsula. It is situated about 6.4 km (4.0 mi) south of Ipswich, near the southern shore of the River Orwell. In 2005 it had a population of 240, increasing to 265 at the 2011 census.
It is now home to the Ipswich High School for Girls, which moved to the vacated premises of the former Woolverstone Hall School in 1992 after having been well established in Ipswich since 1878. The Woolverstone Marina and the Royal Harwich Yacht Club are also located in the vicinity.
The main part of the village is situated either side of the Ipswich to Shotley road (B1456). The village itself has no pubs, shops or Post Office; however, it has a village hall, a church, and a popular marina where there is a chandlery for provisions and a local bar and restaurant named Buttermans.
The area is served by primary schools at Chelmondiston, Holbrook, Tattingstone and Shotley and the nearest secondary school, Holbrook High School, which shares a site with the Peninsula Sports Centre.
There is a regular bus service (route 202) from Ipswich Old Cattle Market to Shotley Marina which passes through the village.
The parish church is dedicated to St Michael, and belongs to the Church of England's Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
The name Woolverstone (originally Woluestun) is supposedly derived from Wulfhere, whose “tun” or enclosure was at its beginning. There have been numerous archaeological finds in the area, including flint axes and an arrowhead believed to be Neolithic, beaker shards and flints from the Bronze Age, shards and a brooch from the Romans, and a coin and brooch from the Saxons. Two separate holdings were recorded in the Domesday survey of 1086, including woodlands for 15 pigs and 10 acres belonging to the Church.
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