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Ixworth’s Bathing Place
The earliest written reference to bathing in Ixworth comes in newspaper reports of August 1892. William Nichols had committed suicide in the river at the Abbey Meadows and the East Anglian Daily Times identified the spot as being near to Ixworth’s Bathing Place. What was probably quite a casual arrangement became more formal in July […]Ixworth Youth Club Survey
Are you a young person living in Ixworth and if so would you interested in an Ixworth Village Youth Club. This is your chance to have a say, what you would like included, what days or time it is run. What’s on or just register if you’re interested. Then please follow this link to a […]Neighbourhood Plan
A committee has been set up to begin work on Ixworth and Ixworth Thorpe Neighbourhood Plan. Residents of the villages are asked to feedback their views on the many and varied aspects of what this plan will contain. More details will follow
Bury St Edmunds Masterplan needs your thoughts
It’s up to us all to help shape the future of the town that we love” Shoppers, residents, visitors and workers have all been sharing their views on the future of Bury St Edmunds town centre. We are nearing the halfway point in our six week consultation on the draft Bury St Edmunds town centre […]
The Ixworth Gang
In February 1852 the Bury & Norwich Post said this: “The neighbourhood of Thetford has for several years been infested by a formidable gang of poachers, whose exploits have from time to time been referred to in our pages. It is supposed to consist of as many as thirty, whose homes are chiefly in […]
Table Top Sale at the village hall
Come and join us at Ixworth Village Hall on Sunday 23rd October between 9am and 1pm. Tables are available for £6. To book a table please call Alison on 07842 413376 All proceeds towards refurbishment of the village hall
Ixworth in 1625
The earliest known map of Ixworth was created in 1625 to show the land holdings of the Lord of the Manor John Carill Esq. That map was then copied by hand in 1834. The 1834 version was deteriorating when, in the 1970s, a local photographer recorded it. That record, in the form of a pair […]
IXWORTH VILLAGE FETE 2016
IXWORTH VILLAGE FETE Saturday 4th June 2016 12pm – 4pm featuring donkey rides. assault course, arena displays & a dog show. Come along and join in the fun.
The ‘New’ Greyhound – 100 Years Young
The earliest reference to the Greyhound Inn that I can find is in an advert in the Suffolk Mercury in March 1728. At that time it would have looked like many of the timber-framed, plastered buildings in the High Street. Then, early in February 1916, Mr H W Lake came along to the Ixworth […]Copyright ©2024 Ixworth Village 
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