Westhorpe, Suffolk

Westhorpe is a linear village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. The village is 13 miles (21 km) from the town of Bury St. Edmunds, 7 miles (11 km) from Stowmarket, and 1 mile (1.6 km) from the villages of Wyverstone and Finningham.

Westhorpe
Westhorpe village sign
Westhorpe Location within Suffolk
Population	208 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	TM045691
District	Mid Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Stowmarket
Postcode district	IP14
UK Parliament	Waveney Valley
List of places UK England Suffolk 52.282°N 0.997°E / 52.282; 0.997

Westhorpe Hall was a former seat of the Dukes of Suffolk, and was where Mary Tudor, Queen of France died.^{[citation needed]} East Thorpe manor, its close neighbour, was the seat of a previous duke, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk.^[2]

St Margaret's Church, Westhorpe

Main article: St Margaret's Church, Westhorpe

St Margaret's Church, Westhorpe is the parish church for the village. It is part of the Badwell and Walsham Benefice.^[3]

Notable people

• John Clarke (1609–1676), physician, Baptist minister, co-founder of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and author of its charter, was born in Westhorpe.^[4]
• Jean Kent (1921−2013), film and television actress, lived at Westhorpe until her death^[5]