Hundon, Sudbury, Suffolk
Updated 30th June 2008
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Visitors
to date:
The Plough Staff Wanted Part
time waiting staff required for the Plough in Hundon.
Duties include taking food orders, bar service, waiting on tables,
taking out and clearing plates, and giving great customer
service in a friendly but efficient manner. |
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Rose & Crown Staff Wanted Bar
Staff/Cook wanted Monday 6.00-11.00pm Apply to Helen - Tel: 01440 786261 |
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Welcome
to www.hundon-village.co.uk
We hope that this web site provides a quick link for local information,
statistics and contacts.
Navigation is generally by clicking on the left hand menu or you can
go directly to the
The Sitemap by clicking HERE
Please
click here to view and sign our Guest Book
NEW UPDATES include See local weather forecast below New For Sale item added 30/06/08 What's On, Hundon Herald and Local Links sections updated 28/06/08 Google News for Hundon updated - see below 28/06/08 Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting June 2008 have been added to the Parish website 23/06/08 Neighbourhood Watch Bury Rural newsletter added 19/06/08 Neighbourhood Watch Bury Rural SNT Parish newsletter added 13/06/08 Hundon Annual Show - classes and entry forms - click HERE for details Neighbourhood Watch Suffolk newsletter added 23/05/08 Neighbourhood Watch Links section updated 19/05/08 New Wanted and For Sale items added to the For Sale/Wanted section 15/05/08 Local Links sections updated 07/05/08 New Family Research item in the Discussion section 04/05/08 NEW: How safe is Hundon? - See Crime statistics - click HERE New aerial photographs added to the Pictures section - click HERE to view. Do not forget to look at the old photographs of Hundon see: Historical Pictures
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Rural Areas Community Initiatives Grant Scheme The
Rural Areas Community Initiatives Fund grant scheme has
now been in operation for just over a year. The
Fund has been designed by St Edmundsbury Borough Council
to encourage the delivery of locally important capital
projects, ranging from minor works in village halls and
community meeting places to small environmental enhancements,
such as tree planting schemes. http://www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/sebc/work/pdf/economy/Rural.pdf (Leaflet) |
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What are we going to do with the conservation area? Your help and comments wanted - click HERE for details |
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Please contact us if you would like to add any item of interest or add any appropriate local web sites to our links section.
Hundon is a very attractive village in the West Suffolk countryside with a population of 2098 (at the last census) and has many amenities including the village shop, two public houses, (the Rose & Crown) in the heart of the village and The Plough at Brockley Green. Large playing fields cater for football, cricket and many other sporting activities. The village hall holds regular events which attracts many visitors from outside the area.Hundon in 2003
To see the location map click HERE
Where you
live determines so much about you. It affects the volume of junk mail
you get, it can influence your credit rating, and even if you think
you know an area well, it is well worth seeing how marketing people
and credit analysts rate the people from Hundon. Click HERE to
find out
To see
an old map of Hundon in 1891 Click HERE and
enter the name Hundon in the place name search.
Hundon in 2000
The Hundon Millennium Book entitled "Parish of Hundon 2000" is a wonderful 76 page publication by Leonard Caton listing all residents in that year together with a history of the village including Early Times,, Roman Times, The Dark Ages, Late Medieval Times, Elizabethan Times, The 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries."A Brief History of Hundon" an extract from the book can be accessed from the main menu or by clicking HERE
For a larger image click HERE or the map above
Hundon in 1868
"HUNDON,
a parish in the hundred of Risbridge, county Suffolk, 3 miles N.W.
of Clare, and 7 from Haverhill, its post town. It is situated on a
branch of the river St our. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese
of Ely, value £201, in the patronage of Jesus College, Cambridge.
The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure, with
a tower containing six bells. The interior of the church has lately
been restored. In an adjoining building is a pyramidal monument to
the memory of Arethusa, wife of James Vernon, Esq., and daughter of
Lord Clifford. The register commences in 1642. The charities produce
about £200 per annum, arising from 113 acres of land, left for
the repairs of the church and the benefit of the poor. A variety of
Saxon coins of Athelstane, &c., were found whilst digging a grave
in 1687. Lady Harland is the proprietress of the manor. A fair for
pedlery is held on Holy Thursday." From
The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003
HUNDON
in 1870/72 ,
a village and a parish in Risbridge district, Suffolk. The village
stands 3½ miles N W of Clare r. station, and 6 NE by E of
Haverhill; and has a post office under Newmarket, and a fair on
Holy Thursday. The parish comprises 4, 461 acres. Real property, £6,
863. Pop., 1, 132. Houses, 255. The property is divided among a
few. The manor belonged formerly to the Vernons, and belongs now
to the Dashwoods. Coins of Athelstane were found in 1687. The living
is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £201.
(John
Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales 1870-72)
1831
Occupational Categories |
1831 |
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Farmers
employing Labourers |
18 |
Farmers
not employing Labourers |
2 |
Agricultural
Labourers |
179 |
Manufacturing |
0 |
Retail
and Handicrafts |
59 |
Capitalists,
Professionals |
2 |
Labourers
(non-agricultural) |
4 |
Servants |
0 |
Other |
16 |
For the latest statistics see Local Statistics
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