Rattlesden

Rattlesden
Rattlesden is located in Suffolk
Rattlesden
Rattlesden
Location within Suffolk
Population900 [1]
959 (2011)[2]
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBury St Edmunds
Postcode districtIP30
PoliceSuffolk
FireSuffolk
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°11′38″N 0°53′42″E / 52.194°N 0.895°E / 52.194; 0.895

Rattlesden is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. It is approximately 15 miles (24 km) north-west from the county town of Ipswich, with the nearest town Stowmarket 4 miles (6 km) to the east. The parish includes the hamlets of Hightown Green and Poystreet Green.[3]

In 2005 the population of Rattlesden was 900,[1] and for the 2011 Census the returns included the neighbouring parish of Shelland.[citation needed]

The Anglican parish church of St Nicholas dates to the 13th century, with later additions and alterations.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived 19 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine Suffolk County Council
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  3. ^ WHITE, WILLIAM (1855). HISTORY, GAZETTEER, AND DIRECTORY OF SUFFOLK. pp. 492–493.