Holbrook is a village situated close to the northern shore of the estuary of the River Stour, in Suffolk, England. It is located on the Shotley Peninsula in Babergh district, around 5 miles (8 km) south of the centre of Ipswich.
Holbrook | |
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All Saints' Church, Holbrook | |
Holbrook Location within Suffolk | |
Population | 2,180 (2011)[1] |
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Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Ipswich |
Postcode district | IP9 |
To the south of the village is the Royal Hospital School, which moved to this site in 1933 after having been housed at Greenwich Hospital since 1693.
Lower Holbrook is a hamlet between the villages of Holbrook and Harkstead.[2]
An electoral ward of the same name exists. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,467.[3]
The village has one pub called the Swan (there was another pub called the Compasses but it closed during lockdown and never reopened) , a Co-op store, a butcher, an art gallery,[4] and a village hall.[5] The area is served by a primary school and Holbrook Academy, which shares a site with the Peninsula Dr Letman Centre. The parish church, dedicated to All Saints, is a Grade II* listed building.[6][7] The village also has Methodist church.[8]
During the Battle of Britain, a German military aircraft crashed into a field on the outskirts of the village. Contemporary newspaper accounts identified the aircraft as a Messerschmitt. Another account possibly shows it crashed into Holbrook Bay instead.[9]