Grundisburgh
| Grundisburgh | |
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 St. Mary's church, Grundisburgh |
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 Grundisburgh
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| Grundisburgh shown within Suffolk | |
| Population | 1,584 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | TM223509 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WOODBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | IP13 |
| Dialling code | 01473 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
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Grundisburgh is a village of 1,584 residents situated in the English county of Suffolk. It is in the Suffolk Coastal district, six miles north-east from Ipswich and four miles north-west of Woodbridge located on the B1079. Flowing through the village are the rivers Lark and Gull. The village is recorded in the Domesday Book as "Grundesbur", "Grundesburg", "Grundesburh" or "Grundesburc".
The village has a primary school, a Church of England church and a Baptist chapel as well as one pub, the Dog. The Grundisburgh and District News is a newspaper which is published by volunteers every three months and provides news for Grundisburgh and the surrounding villages and hamlets. There are two fords in the village. The village is the setting for A Wicked Deed by Susanna Gregory.
Grundisburgh Primary School is a medium-sized school with 131 pupils at the time of the last Ofsted inspection. It is located in a modern building in Alice Driver Road which was built in 1989 after spending 115 years at the Old School next to St Mary's Church. The Old School building has now been converted into affordable housing, which was opened by John Gummer MP in July 1994.
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south to Kesgrave with a total population of 2,306.
Paul & Lucy's Barrel Organ Music Show: Charity Work: http://paulgarwood.com (Mechanical Music Arranger)
Basts, just to the east of the church, is a Tudor building, built around 1520 by salter Thomas Awall. The father of his wife, Alice, was the master cook to Edward IV and Henry VII.
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