Troston is a village and

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, England, five miles north-east of

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. Its

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contains rare mediaeval wall paintings, including

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-slaying and the

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of St Edmund. The local pub, The Bull, had been a central part of the village since the late 1800s, but was closed, leaving it boarded up. Owners, brewers

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, sold it, and The Bull has now reopened as a Free House with a restaurant. Troston Hall, to the south of the village, is a Grade II* listed late 16th century manor house, with the Grade II listed Hall Farm to its north. There are sixteen

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s in the village.

Governance and religion

The parish falls under the West Suffolk District Council ward of Pakenham & Troston, the

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division of Thingoe North, and the parliamentary constituency of Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, whose MP since 2024 is

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of the Labour Party. The ecclesiastical parish falls under the province of Canterbury, the diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, the archdeaconry of Sudbury, and the deanery of Ixworth.

Notable residents

* Edward Capell (1713-1781), Shakespearian

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and Groom of the Privy Chamber * Capel Lofft (1754-1824), lawyer, political figure, and writer.

References

External links

Details of the church
Villages in Suffolk Civil parishes in Suffolk Borough of St Edmundsbury {{Suffolk-geo-stub