Moulton, Suffolk
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Moulton is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England, located close to the town of Newmarket. It pre-dates the 1086 Domesday Book and, in 2005, it was estimated to have a population of 1090.<ref name=population>Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Template:Webarchive Suffolk County Council</ref> 1,033 people were recorded at the 2011 census.<ref name="NOMIS2011">Template:NOMIS2011</ref>
The village is older than the now larger town of Newmarket and includes a 15th-century packhorse bridge spanning the River Kennett. This is one of two such bridges in Suffolk, with the other being located in the neighbouring village Kentford. The bridge is a grade II* listed structure <ref>Template:NHLE</ref>
Moulton also has a fine church, St. Peter's, with an early 14th-century tower topped by a gilded weather vane in the shape of a large pike by blacksmith Charles Poulter.<ref>St Peter's church Retrieved 26 August 2011</ref> Restored in 1851, it is a grade I listed building.<ref>Template:NHLE</ref>
John Gower connection
In August 1382 John Gower purchased the manors of Feltwell in Norfolk and Multon in Suffolk. They were then granted to Thomas Blakelake, parson of St. Nicholas, Feltwell, and others, at a rent of forty pounds annually for his life.<ref name=MacLatin >Template:Cite book</ref>Template:Rp
Notable residents
People
- Mike Dillon
- William Cowie
- Samuel Moody; 1592-1658, politician and member of the First Suffolk Committee for Scandalous Ministers
Horses
Facilities
- Park
- Football pitch
- Playground
- Moulton Pavilion
Public House
- The Packhorse Inn
References
External links
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- Moulton Village Website
- History Moulton Packhorse Bridge: English Heritage
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