Sproughton

Sproughton
The Wildman public house, Sproughton
Sproughton is located in Suffolk
Sproughton
Sproughton
Location within Suffolk
Area7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Population1,376 (2011)[1]
• Density177/km2 (460/sq mi)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townIpswich
Postcode districtIP2, IP8
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°03′45″N 1°05′43″E / 52.062411°N 1.095272°E / 52.062411; 1.095272

Sproughton (/ˈsprɔːtən/ SPRAW-tən) is a village in Suffolk, England, just to the west of Ipswich[2] and is in the Babergh administrative district. It has a church, a primary school, a pub (the Wild Man), a community shop and various groups. It is in the Belstead Brook electoral division of Suffolk County Council.[3]

The River Gipping runs through the village. Nearby villages include Bramford and Burstall.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  2. ^ Kelly, E. R., ed. (1875). "Sproughton". The Post Office Directory of Cambridge, Norfolk and Suffolk. London: Kelly & Co. p. 915.
  3. ^ "Belstead Brook Electoral Division Profile 2017" (PDF). Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 6 May 2020.