| Little Cornard | |
|---|---|
 All Saints Church | |
  Little Cornard Location withinSuffolk | |
| Population | 286 (2011)[1] |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SUDBURY |
| Postcode district | CO10 |
| Dialling code | 01787 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| 52°01′05″N0°46′08″E / 52.018°N 0.769°E /52.018; 0.769 | |
Little Cornard is a village andcivil parish inSuffolk, England. Located around 0.5 miles (0.8 km) from its larger sibling,Great Cornard, on theB1508 road betweenSudbury andColchester, it is part ofBabergh district, and has a population of 305,[2] reducing to 286 at the 2011 Census. The parish also includes the hamlet of Workhouse Green.
The parish's eastern boundary is theRiver Stour (also Suffolk's border withEssex). The parish is also home to theCornard MereSite of Special Scientific Interest, and the Appletree Wood and Mumford Woodwildlife sites.
All Saints Church is a small flint and brick church of the C14 and Cl5. Standing isolated in fields, it is a Grade I listed building.[3] There are six bells hanging in the tower, the oldest two were cast in 1399 and 1597, three were cast around the 1700s, and the sixth bell was newly cast during a restoration process in 2018.[4]
The village also gives its name to ahymn tune byMartin Shaw, used for singingCharles E. Oakley's hymnHills of the North, Rejoice[5] and forLord of our Growing Years[6] by David Mowbray.
On 17 August 2010, several people were injured, four seriously, when a train collided with a sewage truck in the village. The two-carriage passenger train collided with the truck at around 17:35 BST.[7]
There is a legend that on 26 September 1449 a fight between twodragons took place on a meadow by the River Stour. One dragon was black and came from Kedington Hill, Suffolk, the other was red and came from Ballingdon Hill, Essex. After an hour's fighting the red dragon won, and both went back to their hills. The site of the mythical battle is known locally as Sharpfight Meadow.[8]
