Bradfield St George
Bradfield St. George is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Bury St Edmunds. According to Eilert Ekwall the meaning of the village name is 'broad field'. The Domesday Book records the population (including Bradfield Combust and Bradfield St Clare) to be 76 people in 1086. In 2001, the population was 386 people (not including Bradfield Combust and Bradfield St Clare). St George's Church contains an east window by the noted Pre-Raphaelite artist and designer Edward Arthur Fellowes PrynneThe village has a village hall built in 1955 which holds many events like the village fireworks night, special occasions and Friday night dinner evenings (once monthly). The village had a forge; a wheelwright; a school; a post office; three pubs and a windmill, all of which, other than one of the pubs (Fox and Hounds), are now private houses. The Fox and Hounds closed in 2012 and is now The Solstice Wellbeing Centre providing psychotherapy; yoga; qigong, and meditation, and is also used by local tai chi and gongfu (kung fu) schools. The village is home to former England Cricketer and Sky Sports commentator Nick Knight.
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Church Road, West Suffolk
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IP30 0DQ West Suffolk
England, United Kingdom
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