Peasenhall is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk. The population of the civil parish at the 2021 Census was 525. It lies on the A1120 tourist route; neighbouring villages include Sibton and Badingham. It was the location of the 1902 murder of Rose Harsent.
Peasenhall has its own parish council comprising 10 councillors,[1] elected every four years. At district level, Peasenhall forms part of the Kelsale & Yoxford ward of East Suffolk district, and at county level, Peasenhall is included in the Framlingham Division of Suffolk County Council.
Amenitiesedit
The parish church of St Michael's dates from the 15th century, although much restored in 1860. It is a Grade II* listed building.[2] There is also a Methodist chapel; the building dates from 1809. There was also formerly a Congregationalist chapel.
Apart from the church, buildings of architectural interest include the 'Ancient House', the New Inn, a Landmark Trust property, and the remains of a post mill. Much of the village is included in the Peasenhall & Sibton Conservation Area
Shops in Peasenhall include the Peasenhall General Store, a delicatessen (Emmett's, established in 1820[3]), an interior design shop,[4] an upholsterers,[5] and Whincops Garage. There are two tearooms; Weavers, and another at Emmett's. There were formerly a number of public houses in the village, including the Swan Inn, the Angel and the Feathers Inn, all now converted to private dwellings or commercial premises.
The former annual event the Peasenhall Pea Festival was last held in 2014.
Panoramaedit
Panorama of the village of Peasenhall showing the Peasenhall & Sibton Tennis Club courts, Peasenhall Assembly Hall and a section of the St Michael's Church graveyard.
Peacocksedit
Peasenhall is well known for its prides of peacocks which roam the village throughout the year, joined by numerous chicks from June onwards.
Three peacocks with full plumage in Peasenhall.
Location gridedit
Referencesedit
^"Parish Council » Peasenhall". Peasenhall.onesuffolk.net. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^"Emmett's Ham". Emmett's Ham. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^"George Juniper". Georgejuniper.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^"Furniture repairs and traditional upholstery in Suffolk". Thelittleupholsterer.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
Philip's Street Atlas Suffolk (page 56)
January 01, 1970
peasenhall, village, civil, parish, east, suffolk, district, english, county, suffolk, population, civil, parish, 2021, census, lies, a1120, tourist, route, neighbouring, villages, include, sibton, badingham, location, 1902, murder, rose, harsent, michael, chu. Peasenhall is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district in the English county of Suffolk The population of the civil parish at the 2021 Census was 525 It lies on the A1120 tourist route neighbouring villages include Sibton and Badingham It was the location of the 1902 murder of Rose Harsent PeasenhallSt Michael s ChurchPeasenhallLocation within SuffolkPopulation525 2021 Civil parishPeasenhallDistrictEast SuffolkShire countySuffolkRegionEastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSaxmundhamPostcode districtIP17UK ParliamentSuffolk CoastalList of places UK England Suffolk 52 16 N 1 27 E 52 267 N 1 450 E 52 267 1 450 Contents 1 Governance 2 Amenities 3 Panorama 4 Peacocks 5 Location grid 6 ReferencesGovernance editPeasenhall has its own parish council comprising 10 councillors 1 elected every four years At district level Peasenhall forms part of the Kelsale amp Yoxford ward of East Suffolk district and at county level Peasenhall is included in the Framlingham Division of Suffolk County Council Amenities editThe parish church of St Michael s dates from the 15th century although much restored in 1860 It is a Grade II listed building 2 There is also a Methodist chapel the building dates from 1809 There was also formerly a Congregationalist chapel Apart from the church buildings of architectural interest include the Ancient House the New Inn a Landmark Trust property and the remains of a post mill Much of the village is included in the Peasenhall amp Sibton Conservation AreaShops in Peasenhall include the Peasenhall General Store a delicatessen Emmett s established in 1820 3 an interior design shop 4 an upholsterers 5 and Whincops Garage There are two tearooms Weavers and another at Emmett s There were formerly a number of public houses in the village including the Swan Inn the Angel and the Feathers Inn all now converted to private dwellings or commercial premises The former annual event the Peasenhall Pea Festival was last held in 2014 Panorama edit nbsp Panorama of the village of Peasenhall showing the Peasenhall amp Sibton Tennis Club courts Peasenhall Assembly Hall and a section of the St Michael s Church graveyard Peacocks editPeasenhall is well known for its prides of peacocks which roam the village throughout the year joined by numerous chicks from June onwards nbsp Three peacocks with full plumage in Peasenhall Location grid editReferences edit Parish Council Peasenhall Peasenhall onesuffolk net Retrieved 6 August 2019 Historic England CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS 1183300 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 2 April 2014 Emmett s Ham Emmett s Ham Retrieved 6 August 2019 George Juniper Georgejuniper co uk Retrieved 6 August 2019 Furniture repairs and traditional upholstery in Suffolk Thelittleupholsterer co uk Retrieved 6 August 2019 Philip s Street Atlas Suffolk page 56 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peasenhall amp oldid 1218006647, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
