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Stansfield House
Stansfield is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk (district), West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located seven miles south-west of Bury St Edmunds, in 2011 its population was 221. The village has an Anglican church dedicated to All Saints. In 1870, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stansfield as : "A parish, with S. village and Assington-Green hamlet, in Risbridge district, Suffolk; 5 miles N by E of Clare r. station. It has a post-office under Sudbury. Acres, 1,989. Real property, £2,998. Pop., 549. Houses, 109. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £500.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. There are an Independent chapel, and charities £11". History In Old English, Stansfield would have been interpreted as ‘Stan’s open land’, referring to someone's unencumbered and arable land in which they owned at the time. Earliest History of Stansfield dates back to 106 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stansfield Windmill
Stansfield Mill is a Listed building, Grade II listed tower mill at Stansfield, Suffolk, England which is derelict. History Stansfield Mill was built in 1840, replacing an earlier post mill. The millwright who built the mill is probably William Bear of Sudbury, Suffolk, Sudbury. It is not recorded when the mill ceased work, but the cap was removed in 1922 and the mill subsequently became derelict. Description ''Stansfield Mill'' is a five-storey tower mill. It had a dome shaped cap winded by a ''fantail''. There were four ''Patent sails''. The machinery is of wood, including the clasp arm ''great spur wheel''. The mill drove two pairs of ''millstones''. References External linksWindmill World webpage on Stansfield Mill. {{Portal bar , United Kingdom Windmills in Suffolk Tower mills in the United Kingdom Windmills completed in 1840 Towers completed in 1840 Grinding mills in the United Kingdom Grade II listed buildings in Suffolk Grade II listed windmills Borough of St Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
