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Euston
Euston
	Euston Location within Suffolk
Population	130 (2005); 138 (2011)
District	West Suffolk;
Shire county	Suffolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Thetford
Postcode district	IP24
Dialling code	01842
Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	West Suffolk;
	List of places UK England Suffolk 52°22′30″N 0°47′10″E / 52.375°N 0.786°E

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Euston is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England, on the A1088 two miles south of Thetford.

Etymology

The name of the village was first recorded in Domesday Book, and may have been of Anglo-Saxon origin. It has been suggested that it is derived from "Efe's Tun", with "tun" referring to a farmstead and Efe being a personal name.^[3]

Geography

The parish contains Euston Hall and the surrounding Euston Park designed by William Kent and Capability Brown, as well as the Fakenham Wood SSSI. The parish's northern border is the River Little Ouse, which marks the boundary between Norfolk and Suffolk. Euston Hall is the country seat of the Duke of Grafton.

St Genevieve Church

The parish church in Euston Park is dedicated to Saint Genevieve. The foundation stone was laid by the Duchess of Grafton in 1676; it is the only church in Suffolk to have been built in the 17th century, and is on the site of an earlier medieval building.^[4] It has a four-stage tower and round headed windows in a style called "Venetian tracery". The interior is noted for the original wooden box pews, screen and pulpit. Some medieval brasses survive, as well as fine monuments to the Dukes of Grafton buried in the church and the adjacent churchyard. The church is a Grade I Listed building.^[5] It is open to the public in the summer months, but regular traditional Sunday services are held throughout the year. The Parish of Euston is part of the Blackbourne Team Ministry.^[6]

Other

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.

Barnham Heath Site of Special Scientific Interest is on the western edge of the parish, which also includes land in the Breckland Farmland and Forest SSSI units.^[7]

Euston Park Endurance is a facility for endurance riding. The Endurance World Championships 2012 took place in Euston Park.

References

^ Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived December 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Suffolk County Council
^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^ "How London's Terminal Stations Got Their Names". Londonist. 15 September 2014.
^ The Suffolk Churches Site - St Genevieve, Euston
^ British Listed Buildings - Church of St Genevieve, Euston
^ A Church Near You - Euston, St Genevieve
^ Breackland Farmland SSSI map, Natural England. Retrieved 2013-01-25.

External links

Euston Suffolk Churches

[population-1] Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived December 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Suffolk County Council

[2] "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

[3] "How London's Terminal Stations Got Their Names". Londonist. 15 September 2014.

[4] The Suffolk Churches Site - St Genevieve, Euston

[5] British Listed Buildings - Church of St Genevieve, Euston

[6] A Church Near You - Euston, St Genevieve

[sssimap-7] Breackland Farmland SSSI map, Natural England. Retrieved 2013-01-25.

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+[[File:Euston Village Sign.webp|thumb|Euston Village Sign]]
+'''Euston''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[West Suffolk (district)|West Suffolk]] district of [[Suffolk]] in eastern [[England]], on the A1088 two miles south of [[Thetford]].
+==Etymology==
-'''Euston''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[St Edmundsbury (borough)|St Edmundsbury]] district of [[Suffolk]] in eastern [[England]]. Located on the A1088 around two miles south of [[Thetford]], in 2005 its population was 130.<ref name=population/>
+The name of the village was first recorded in [[Domesday Book]], and may have been of [[Anglo-Saxon]] origin. It has been suggested that it is derived from "Efe's Tun", with "tun" referring to a farmstead and Efe being a personal name.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://londonist.com/2014/09/how-londons-terminal-stations-got-their-names | work=Londonist | title=How London's Terminal Stations Got Their Names | date=15 September 2014}}</ref>
+==Geography==
-The parish contains [[Euston Hall]] and the surrounding Euston Park designed by [[William Kent]] and [[Capability Brown]], as well as the Fakenham Wood [[Site of Special Scientific Interest|SSSI]]. The parish's northern border is the [[River Little Ouse]], which marks the boundary between [[Norfolk]] and Suffolk.
+The parish contains [[Euston Hall]] and the surrounding Euston Park designed by [[William Kent]] and [[Capability Brown]], as well as the Fakenham Wood [[Site of Special Scientific Interest|SSSI]]. The parish's northern border is the [[River Little Ouse]], which marks the boundary between [[Norfolk]] and Suffolk. Euston Hall is the country seat of the [[Duke of Grafton]].
+==St Genevieve Church==
+The [[parish church]] in Euston Park is dedicated to [[Saint Genevieve]]. The foundation stone was laid by the Duchess of Grafton in 1676; it is the only church in Suffolk to have been built in the 17th century, and is on the site of an earlier medieval building.<ref>[http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/euston.htm The Suffolk Churches Site - St Genevieve, Euston]</ref> It has a four-stage tower and round headed windows in a style called "Venetian tracery". The interior is noted for the original wooden box [[pew]]s, screen and [[pulpit]]. Some medieval [[Monumental brass|brass]]es survive, as well as fine monuments to the Dukes of Grafton buried in the church and the adjacent churchyard. The church is a Grade I [[Listed building]].<ref>[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-284154-church-of-st-genevieve-euston-suffolk British Listed Buildings - Church of St Genevieve, Euston]</ref> It is open to the public in the summer months, but regular traditional Sunday services are held throughout the year. The Parish of Euston is part of the Blackbourne Team Ministry.<ref>[http://www.achurchnearyou.com/euston-st-genevieve/ A Church Near You - Euston, St Genevieve]</ref>
+[[File:Euston - Church of St Genevieve.jpg|thumb|right|The Church of St Genevieve, Euston]]
+[[File:Euston church.jpg|thumb|South side of Church of St Genevieve ]]
+==Other==
+The [[Icknield Way Path]] passes through the village on its 110-mile journey from [[Ivinghoe Beacon]] in Buckinghamshire to [[Knettishall Heath]] in Suffolk. The [http://www.IcknieldWayTrail.org.uk Icknield Way Trail], a multi-user route for walkers, horse riders and off-road cyclists also passes through the village.
+[[Barnham, Suffolk|Barnham Heath]] [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] is on the western edge of the parish, which also includes land in the [[Breckland]] Farmland and Forest SSSI units.<ref name=sssimap>[http://www.natureonthemap.naturalengland.org.uk/map.aspx?map=sssi&feature=2000442,sssi,HYPERLINK,LABEL Breackland Farmland SSSI map], Natural England. Retrieved 2013-01-25.</ref>
+Euston Park Endurance is a facility for [[endurance riding]]. The ''Endurance World Championships'' 2012 took place in Euston Park.
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+==External links==
-{{Suffolk-geo-stub}}
+{{Commons category|Euston, Suffolk}}
+*[http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/euston.htm Euston] Suffolk Churches
+{{West Suffolk|state=expanded}}
+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:Villages in Suffolk]]
 [[Category:Civil parishes in Suffolk]]
+[[Category:Burial sites of the FitzRoy family]]
+[[Category:Borough of St Edmundsbury]]

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