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Wetherden is a village and
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in the county of
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, England, situated about northwest of
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and about west of the larger village of
Haughley Haughley is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. The village is located northwest of the town of Stowmarket, overlooking the River Gipping, Gipping valley, next to the A14 road (England), A14 corridor. Th ...
. In 2011 the parish had a population of 540.


History

It was recorded in the 1086
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as 'Watdena' or 'Wederdena', the name deriving from old English ' wether' for castrated rams (male sheep) and 'dena' denoting valley. In the late 16th century the manor of Wetherden was acquired by John Sulyard who built Wetherden Hall to the north east of village - a moated farmhouse now occupies its site at Base Green.


Buildings

Buildings in the village include *a Grade I listed medieval church, dedicated to
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St Mary's Church dates from the 14th century and is listed
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. It has a late 15th century roof ( hammerbeams in the nave and camber beams in the aisle) and contains tombs to the Sulyard family, who partly funded its construction. It suffered damage during
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when it was hit by bombs which also killed several village residents. The clock on the tower was erected by public subscription in 2012 to commemorate the
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of
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. *a Baptist Chapel *a pub, The Maypole (c. 1530, a Grade II listed building). *a village hall A school was established in 1868 catering for over 80 children at its peak, but dwindling numbers led to its closure in 1985, though the building continued to be used as pre-school, catering for under-5s, until 2014.


Sport

The village playing field is home to Wetherden F.C. who play in the Ipswich Sunday football league.


Notable people

*
Diarmaid MacCulloch Diarmaid Ninian John MacCulloch (; born 31 October 1951) is an English academic and historian, specialising in ecclesiastical history and the history of Christianity. Since 1995, he has been a fellow of St Cross College, Oxford; he was former ...
, historian (born 1951) - lived in Wetherden as a boy *
William Robinson (Governor of Hong Kong) Sir William Robinson (; 9 February 1836 – 1 December 1912) was a British colonial governor who was the last Governor of Trinidad and the first Governor of the merged colony of Trinidad and Tobago. He was also the 11th Governor of Hong Kong. ...
(1836-1912) - born in Wetherden. * Richard Shepherd (theologian) (1732-1809) - rector at Wetherden from 1792 until his death. * John Sulyard (c. 1518-1575), local landowner, lawyer and politician. *
Michael Tippett Sir Michael Kemp Tippett (2 January 1905 – 8 January 1998) was an English composer who rose to prominence during and immediately after the Second World War. In his lifetime he was sometimes ranked with his contemporary Benjamin Britten as o ...
(1905-1998), music composer - lived in Wetherden as a boy.


References

{{authority control Villages in Suffolk Civil parishes in Suffolk Mid Suffolk District