Hacheston
Village in Suffolk, England
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Hacheston is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 345.[2]
| Hacheston | |
|---|---|
All Saints Church | |
  Hacheston Location within Suffolk | |
| Area | 7.21 km2 (2.78 sq mi) |
| Population | 345 (2011)[1] |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Woodbridge |
| Postcode district | IP13 |
| Dialling code | 01728 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
It is located on the B1116 road between the towns of Wickham Market and Framlingham. Hacheston has a church and a village hall. Hacheston Halt railway station was closed in 1952.
Glevering Hall is a historic house and estate within the parish which was built in 1794 by Chaloner Arcedeckne, MP. Glevering Hall became a Grade II* listed building on 25 October 1951.[3]
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north to Bruisyard with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 1,977.[4]
Notable residents
- Chaloner Arcedeckne (c. 1743–1809); MP and Jamaican landowner
- Claude Hinscliff (1875–1964); suffragist.
- Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy MBE (1952-2012); visual artist.
