Horringer, formerly also called Horningsheath, is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. It lies on the A143 about two miles south-west of Bury St Edmunds. The population in 2011 was 1,055.
Heritage Horringer was earlier known as Horningsheath. The school retained this spelling until after the Second World War.Horringer Village. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
The village includes the main entrance to Ickworth House, a Neoclassical country house which was the seat of the Earls and Marquesses of Bristol until the 7th Marquess sold the lease to the National Trust.
Notable residents In birth order: Thomas Rogers (c. 1553–1616), a religious controversialist and cleric was the Rector of St Leonards, Horringer, from 1581 until his death.ODNB: John Craig, "Rogers, Thomas (c. 1553–1616)" Retrieved 30 March 2014, pay-walled. William Bedell (1571-1642), rector of Horringer 1616-1627, subsequently Provost of Trinity College Dublin and Lord Bishop of Kilmore, patron of the translation of the Old Testament into the Irish language.Karl S. Bottigheimer and Vivienne Larminie, "Bedell, William (bap. 1572, d. 1642)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, Sept 2004). John Covel (1638-1722), clergyman and scientist who became Master of Christ's College, Cambridge and vice-chancellor of the University Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, born Elizabeth Christiana Hervey in Horringer on 13 May 1759, became a notable society hostess and patron of the arts.ODNB: Amanda Foreman, "Cavendish, Elizabeth Christiana, duchess of Devonshire (1757–1824)" Retrieved 30 March 2014, pay-walled. Her father, Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol, later Bishop of Cloyne (1767–1768) and Bishop of Derry (1768–1803), believed in equality among religions.ODNB: Gerard O'Brien, "Hervey, Frederick Augustus, fourth earl of Bristol (1730–1803)" Retrieved 30 March 2014, pay-walled. Melmoth Hall (1811–1885), born here, became a first-class cricketer in Australia. The remains of Victor Hervey, 6th Marquess of Bristol (1915–1985) were returned from Menton, France, by his son in 2010 for a funeral at Horringer before burial at St Mary's Church, Ickworth.Haden-Guest, Anthony. "The end of the peer", The Observer, 22 January 2006. Accessed May 17, 2008.
Demography According to the Office for National Statistics, the parish of Horringer at the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001 had a population of 901 in 397 households, which rose to 1,055 at the 2011 Census. The ward population of 2,593 in the 2011 Census was estimated at 2,617 in 2019.City Population Retrieved 25 January 2021.
Population change Population change in Horringer from 1801 to 1891 Year 1801 1811 1821 1831 1841 1851 1881 1891 Population 543 523 539 586 597 670 662 599Source: A Vision of Britain Through Time
Population change in Horringer from 1901 to 2001 Year 1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961 2001 2011 Population 525 552 569 545 465 468 901 1,055Source: A Vision of Britain Through Time
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References
External links
Village website