| Fornham St Genevieve | |
|---|---|
 Village sign | |
  Fornham St Genevieve Location withinSuffolk | |
| Population | 110 (2005)[1] |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bury St Edmunds |
| Postcode district | IP28 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| 52°16′41″N0°42′32″E / 52.278°N 0.709°E /52.278; 0.709 | |
Fornham St Genevieve is a village andcivil parish in theWest Suffolk district ofSuffolk in easternEngland. It is one of a trio of contiguous villages by theRiver Lark. The other villages areFornham All Saints andFornham St Martin.
The village is located around 500 metres (0.31 mi) north of Fornham St Martin and a 2.4 kilometres (1+1⁄2 mi) north ofBury St Edmunds. In 2005 its population was 110.[1] Its parish council is shared with neighbouring Fornham St Martin, and is known as Fornham St Martin cum St Genevieve Parish Council.[2]
The village name is derived from theOld English for 'Trout Homestead' for Fornham with the addition of the dedication toSaint Genevieve.[3]
TheDomesday Book records that the population of Fornham St Genevieve in 1086 was 30 households.[4] The history of Fornham Park involved the scene of theBattle of Fornham in 1173.Robert Whitehand Earl of Leicester put up his final stand against the forces ofHenry II near the church, and was subsequently captured and taken prisoner.[5][6]
Fornham St Genevieve as now seen was formed from theFornham Hall estate, designed byCapability Brown.[citation needed]
The parish church was constructed around the 14th century from rubble flint, and included at least one memorial to the Tyldesley family. It was accidentally burned down on 19 May 1775, reputedly owing to the negligence of a man shooting jack daws that had lodged in the steeple. The remaining tower was Grade II* listed in 1955. Brown visited the estate after the fire and produced details plans for the estate, but died in 1783 before development could begin.[7][8] The manor house at Fornham no longer survives.
The B1106 is the main road through the village. Owing to an historical accident, there is now a roundabout in which four of the five exits have the same number.[9][10]
