| Hemingstone | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Gregory | |
  Hemingstone Location withinSuffolk | |
| Population | 244 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TM150530 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Ipswich |
| Postcode district | IP6 |
| 52°08′27″N1°08′29″E / 52.140837°N 1.141334°E /52.140837; 1.141334 | |
Hemingstone is a village andcivil parish in theMid Suffolk district ofSuffolk in easternEngland located 6.5 miles (11 km) north ofIpswich.
Hemingstone lies in the hundred ofBosmere. It is a small parish devoted largely to fruit farming with no significant amenities other than the village hall known as "Hemingstone Hut". The residents shop at the adjacent village ofCoddenham if they do not choose to go further afield. The largest employer in the village is Stonham Hedgerow, a family business manufacturing jams and preserves.
According to the 13th centuryLiber Feodorum (Book of Fees), thefee tail granted toRoland the Farter for the manor wasconditioned on the performance of"unum saltum et siffletum et unum bumbulum" (one jump, one whistle, and one fart) at the king's court every Christmas.
In 1597 the entire parish was cited before a church court for laxity. This may have been the influence of the incumbent manorial lord, Ralph Cantrell, a recusant Catholic.
Hemingstone Hall is a brick-built Jacobean country house built in the early 17th century. It is a Grade Ilisted building.[2]
The Suffolk folk singerPercy Webb was born in Hemingstone in 1897.
The parish church is dedicated toSt. Gregory and is Grade I listed.[3] It lies away from the village.
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