Hoo, Suffolk
| Hoo | |
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 The church of St Andrew and St Eustachius in Hoo | |
  Hoo Location within Suffolk | |
| Area | 9.52 km2 (3.68 sq mi) inc the parish of Letheringham |
| Population | 160 (2011) inc the parish of Letheringham[1] |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM256589 |
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| District | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WOODBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | IP13 |
| Dialling code | 01473 |
| UK Parliament | |
Hoo is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of the town of Wickham Market and 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of Framlingham. The parish lies to the south of the River Deben - neighbouring villages include Kettleburgh, Charsfield and Letheringham. The parish council is combined with Cretingham and Monewden,[2] with Hoo itself having one of the smallest populations in Suffolk[3] with 86 residents recorded at the 2001 census. At the 2011 Census, the parish was recorded in combination with Letheringham giving a total population of 160.
The parish church, located to the north of the village centre and adjacent to Hoo Hall, is a Grade II* Listed building. It is dedicated to St Andrew and St Eustachius and dates from the 13th century with a 15th-century tower.[4] The ecclesiastical parish is joined with Charsfield and services are still held regularly in the church which was threatened with redundancy in the 1970s.[3] The church was used as a location in the 1974 film Akenfield.[3]
Hoo Hall is a 16th-century building with Grade II listed status.[5] The parish has a number of other 16th-century buildings and two medieval moated sites to the south of the village centre, both scheduled monuments.[6][7] Godwin's Place is a Grade II listed 16th century house, built on the site of larger house built in the 15th century by John Godyn or Godwyn.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ Cretingham, Monewden & Hoo Parish Council, Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ a b c St Andrew and St Eustachius, Hoo, Suffolk churches website. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ Church of St Andrew and St Eustachius, Hoo, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ Hoo Hall, Hoo, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ Historic England. "Moated site at Hoo Green, 290m north-west of Godwin's Place (1011329)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Godwin's Place moated site and ponds (1011330)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ Godwins Place, Hoo, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2014-03-08.