Occold is a village in

Suffolk Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. Ipswich is the largest settlement and the county ...

, England. Occold is located 2 miles south east from the town of

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, and 8 miles from the town of Diss.

History

In 1850

Elizabeth Burgwin Elizabeth Burgwin born Elizabeth Canham OBE (1850 – 1940) was a headteacher in London who founded the largest charity supplying free school meals in London. She took an interest in the care of children with Learning disability, learning disabili ...

was born here. She went on to create free school meals in London.

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* http://occold.onesuffolk.net/ www.occold.com Villages in Suffolk Mid Suffolk District Civil parishes in Suffolk {{Suffolk-geo-stub