Woolpit

Woolpit
Church of St Mary
Woolpit is located in Suffolk
Woolpit
Woolpit
Location within Suffolk
OS grid referenceTL973624
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBury St Edmunds
Postcode districtIP30
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°13′28″N 0°53′19″E / 52.22444°N 0.88861°E / 52.22444; 0.88861

Woolpit (/ˈwʊlpɪt/ WUUL-pit[1]) is a village in the English county of Suffolk, midway between the towns of Bury St. Edmunds and Stowmarket. In 2011 Woolpit parish had a population of 1,995.[2] It is notable for the 12th-century legend of the green children of Woolpit and for its parish church, which has especially fine medieval woodwork. Administratively Woolpit is a civil parish, part of the district of Mid Suffolk.

  1. ^ The Oxford English Dictionary. Vol. 20 (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. 1989. p. 524.
  2. ^ Action with Communities in Rural England (2013). "Rural Community Profile for Woolpit (Parish)" (PDF). www.woolpit.org. Retrieved 9 October 2019.