Troston

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Troston
St Mary's church, Troston
Troston is located in Suffolk
Troston
Troston
Location within Suffolk
Area7.32 km2 (2.83 sq mi)
Population952 (2011 Census)[1]
• Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTL898721
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBury St Edmunds
Postcode districtIP31
Dialling code01359
PoliceSuffolk
FireSuffolk
AmbulanceEast of England
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52°18′50″N 0°46′59″E / 52.314°N 0.783°E / 52.314; 0.783

Troston is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England, five miles north-east of Bury St Edmunds. Its parish church contains rare mediaeval wall paintings, including dragon-slaying and the Martyrdom of St Edmund.

The local pub, The Bull, had been a central part of the village since the late 1800s, but was closed, leaving it boarded up. Owners, brewers Greene King, sold it, and The Bull has now reopened as a Free House with a restaurant.[2]

Troston Hall, to the south of the village, is a Grade II* listed late 16th century manor house,[3] with the Grade II listed Hall Farm to its north.[4]

There are sixteen listed buildings in the village.[5]

Governance and religion

The parish falls under the West Suffolk District Council ward of Pakenham & Troston, the Suffolk County Council division of Thingoe North, and the parliamentary constituency of Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, whose MP since 2024 is Peter Prinsley of the Labour Party.

The ecclesiastical parish falls under the province of Canterbury, the diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, the archdeaconry of Sudbury, and the deanery of Ixworth.

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  2. ^ "About - the Bull Freehouse - Pub - Accommodation - Food - Countryside".
  3. ^ Historic England. "Troston Hall (1031251)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Hall Farmhouse (1376960)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Listed Buildings in Troston, St Edmundsbury, Suffolk". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

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