Occold is a village in Suffolk, England. Occold is located 2 miles south east from the town of Eye, and 8 miles from the town of Diss.

Occold Village Sign

Occold
Occold Church
Occold is located in Suffolk
Occold
Occold
Location within Suffolk
Population519 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTM1570
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townEYE
Postcode districtIP23
Dialling code01379
PoliceSuffolk
FireSuffolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°17′N 1°09′E / 52.28°N 01.15°E / 52.28; 01.15

History

edit

In 1850 Elizabeth Burgwin was born here. She went on to create free school meals in London.[2]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  2. ^ Horn, Pamela (23 September 2004). "Burgwin [née Canham], Elizabeth Miriam (1850–1940), educationist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 1 (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/51776. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
edit

www.occold.com

  Media related to Occold at Wikimedia Commons