Weybread

St. Andrew's Church, Weybread

Weybread is a village in Suffolk, England.

The population of the village at the 2011 Census was 432.[1]

Its church, St. Andrew's, is one of 38 existing round-tower churches in Suffolk.

Also in Weybread there is a pub called the Weybread Crown.

Murders

On the 3 June 2016 Peter and Sylvia Stuart of Brick Kiln Cottage, Mill Lane were reported missing. At 19:15 on the same day Peter was found in woodland near their home. Sylvia is yet to be found. Ali Qazimaj, 42, of Tilbury, Essex, was arrested on suspicion of murder on 17 June. in Luxembourg.

Notable people

Alfred Ablett VC DCM (3 August 1830 – 12 March 1897), a Crimean War recipient of the Victoria Cross, was born in Weybread and lies in the churchyard of St. Andrew's.[2]

References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. victoriacross.org.uk
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Coordinates: 52°22′32″N 1°17′38″E / 52.3756°N 1.2939°E / 52.3756; 1.2939


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