| Great Barton | |
|---|---|
 Great Barton village sign | |
  Great Barton  Great Barton Location within Suffolk | |
| Area | 15.05 km2 (5.81 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,191 (Including Conyer's Green. 2011)[1] |
| • Density | 146/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TL889670 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bury St Edmunds |
| Postcode district | IP31 |
| Dialling code | 01284 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Great Barton is a large village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, about 3 miles (5 km) East of Bury St Edmunds on the A143.[2] At the 2011 census the village had a population of 2,191 rising to 2,236 at the 2018 mid year estimate.
All the recorded details of burials in Great Barton Churchyard from 1563 to 1992 have been transcribed from the original registers into alphabetical order, together with cross references to the 517 gravestones, as recorded by the Women's Institute Survey in 1979.[3]
Great Barton is also home to a radio transmission site in the North of the village. The Puttocks Hill transmitter is 69m tall with a total operating power of 5.8kW, broadcasting three DAB multiplexes including BBC & local radio services.[4]
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ OS Explorer map 211: Bury St.Edmunds and Stowmarket, Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton A2 edition. Publishing Date:2008. ISBN 978 0319240519
- ^ "Local History » Great Barton Village Hall". greatbartonvh.onesuffolk.net. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Puttocks Hill Transmitter". RadioDNS.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2020.