Stowupland is a village east of Stowmarket,

Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include L ...

, England. Stowupland means "a place occupied on higher ground than Stowmarket", with the Saxons calling the village Ultuna due to the far higher presence of owls in the woods that previously stood on the site of Holy Trinity Church ('Ul' meaning owl).

Stowupland High School Stowupland High School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form situated in the Suffolk village Stowupland. It caters for students aged 11–18 from Year 7 - Year 11 in the main school and Year 12 and 13 in the Sixth Form. Previousl ...

is found in the village. Stowupland is centred on several village greens and has numerous amenities including, a petrol station, a butchers, a Chinese takeaway, a chip shop and two public houses - The Crown and The Retreat. As well as th
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clubs in the village. A lottery grant funded gym and indoor sports facility is available for public use at the high school. The village implements a "Parish Plan" to help steer the development of the village. The plan was produced following the completion and analysis of a questionnaire that was sent to every dwelling and allows residents to have a degree of say in what happens in the village. One of the main aims is to try to maintain Stowupland's separation from the nearby market town of Stowmarket which has expanded considerably in recent years with just a single field now separating properties in Stowmarket from Stowupland. A monthly magazine, "The Telstar", is delivered free to every household and contains reports from parish and local council as well as various articles from residents, clubs and churches in the village. Stowupland previously hosted an event (Music on The Green) which took place in June each year. Due to lack of interest (occasional bad weather) the event was discontinued. The A1120 tourist route runs through the village and the A14 trunk road is located just to its south.

Awards

*Best Kept Village 1984 *Best Kept Large Village 1986 *Suffolk Village of the Year 2006https://www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/assets/Neighbourhood-Planning/Stowupland-NP-07-Historic-Context.pdf

Notable residents

Walter Pettit Tricker Walter Pettit Tricker (1823–1907) was a notable New Zealand farmer, soldier and victim of injustice. He was born in Stowupland Stowupland is a village east of Stowmarket, Suffolk, England. Stowupland means "a place occupied on higher g ...

(1823–1907), farmer, soldier and victim of injustice who emigrated to New Zealand *

Neil Stacy Neil Stacy (born 1941) is a British actor particularly known for his role in the 1980s television series '' Duty Free''.Vahimagi p.292 Selected television filmography * ''The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling'' (1964) * ''It's Dark Outside'' (196 ...

(1941- ), actor

References

External links

Stowmarket Sport (Grassroots coverage of sports, clubs and teams in a three-mile radius of Stowmarket)
Villages in Suffolk Mid Suffolk District Civil parishes in Suffolk {{Suffolk-geo-stub