Whitton cum Thurlston is a former civil parish in the Ipswich district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It lies two miles north west of the centre of Ipswich. Bramford railway station was built one mile to the south west. Although originally built by Eastern Union Railway by 1868 the station was owned by Great Eastern Railway.[1] In 1901 the parish had a population of 604.[2]

Whitton cum Thurlston
Whitton
Whitton cum Thurlston is located in Suffolk
Whitton cum Thurlston
Whitton cum Thurlston
Location within Suffolk
Population404 
Civil parish
  • Whitton cum Thurleston
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°05′09″N 1°08′33″E / 52.0858°N 1.1425°E / 52.0858; 1.1425
Thurleston

The Ipswich and Stowmarket Navigation (River Gipping) passed through the parish, which included the hamlet of Thurlston. It was formerly in Bosmere and Claydon Hundred.

The living was a rectory in the diocese of Norwich, valued at £250 in 1868, in the patronage of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was rebuilt in 1852. The old church of Thurlston was then used as a barn.

History

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In 1894 the parish of Whitton was formed from the rural part of Whitton cum Thurlston, in 1903 the parish was abolished and its area became part of Ipswich.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)". www.genuki.org.uk. GENUKI. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Population statistics Whitton Cum Thurleston CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Ipswich Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 17 April 2022.