Tuddenham

This article is about the village in West Suffolk. For other uses, see Tuddenham (disambiguation).

Tuddenham
Tuddenham, Church of St Mary
Tuddenham is located in Suffolk
Tuddenham
Tuddenham
Location within Suffolk
Population450 (2005)[1]
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBury St Edmunds
Postcode districtIP28
PoliceSuffolk
FireSuffolk
AmbulanceEast of England
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Suffolk
52°18′52″N 0°32′47″E / 52.31433°N 0.546398°E / 52.31433; 0.546398

Tuddenham is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. In 2005 it had a population of 450.[1] falling to 423 at the 2011 Census.[2]

RAF Tuddenham

Signpost in Tuddenham

Between 1943 and 1963, RAF Tuddenham was a Royal Air Force station close to the village. During the Second World War, Short Stirling and Avro Lancasters Squadrons were stationed at the base, and between 1959 and 1963, 107 Squadron operated three Thor nuclear missiles. Today, the site has been returned to agricultural use, and little remains of the airfield facilities.[3]

Local features

The nearby Cavenham Heath National Nature Reserve is breeding ground of stone curlews and woodlarks.

The Icknield Way Path passes through the village on its 110-mile journey from Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire to Knettishall Heath in Suffolk. The Icknield Way Trail, a multi-user route for walkers, horse riders and off-road cyclists also passes through the village.

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ a b Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived 2008-12-19 at the Wayback Machine Suffolk County Council
  2. ^ "Civil Parish 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  3. ^ ControlTowers.co.uk (retrieved 8 September 2010)

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