Holbrook is a village situated close to the northern shore of the estuary of the River Stour, in Suffolk, England. It is located on the Shotley Peninsula in Babergh district, around 5 miles (8 km) south of the centre of Ipswich.
Lower Holbrook is a hamlet between the villages of Holbrook and Harkstead.[2]
Governance
An electoral ward of the same name exists. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,467.[3]
Facilities
The village has one pub called the Swan (there was another pub called the Compasses but it closed during lockdown and never reopened), a Co-op store, a butcher, an art gallery,[4] and a village hall.[5] The area is served by a primary school and Holbrook Academy, which shares a site with the Dr Letman Sports Centre. The parish church, dedicated to All Saints, is a Grade II* listed building.[6][7] The village also has Methodist church.[8]
History
During the Battle of Britain, a Germanmilitary aircraft crashed into a field on the outskirts of the village. Contemporary newspaper accounts identified the aircraft as a Messerschmitt. Another account possibly shows it crashed into Holbrook Bay instead.[9]
Notable people
Frederick Fryer (1849-1917), first-class cricketer, was born in the village
