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Levington
Levington is a small village in the county of Suffolk, England in the East Suffolk district. The population of the parish including Stratton Hall at the 2011 Census was 259. History Levington has a church called St Peter's Church and a pub. It is near the large town of Ipswich and the village of Nacton. A Viking ship was once found in Levington. Roger Bigod of Norfolk was the main tenant in chief of the manor in 1086 and it is likely that his descendants the Earls of Norfolk held the manor. The manor had 14 households in 1086 which would amount to between 56-70 people living there. Sir Robert Hitcham (1572? – 1636), Member of Parliament, Attorney-General to Anne of Denmark Queen Consort to James I, and one-time owner of Framlingham Castle was born in the village. He bequeathed the castle to Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he had been educated, on his death. Geography The village is widely known for the Levington Research Station, built by Fisons in 1957. The fertiliser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levington Research Station
The Levington Research Station is a Fertilizer, fertiliser research institute in Suffolk. History Fisons It was opened by Fisons in 1957. It received a Civic Trust Award in 1959. Fisons sold the property in 1981. Around three hundred people worked at the site and it was one of Europe's largest research institutes in the field of fertiliser. Ownership On 1 January 1960, Fisons Horticulture and Fisons Fertilisers were formed. The research site worked with both. The horticultural division of Fisons was sold off for £25.4m in a management buy out in 1994 known as Levington Horticulture; the division had around 280 people and around 26% of the UK market, turning over £47m. In 1997 this division was sold on again to the present ownership. Fertiliser The research site developed the first specialist sports turf fertiliser; typical agricultural fertiliser was too concentrated: this is now found at all main golf courses across Europe under the Greensmaster brand. Levington Horticultur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |