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Coordinates: 52°18′00″N 0°49′59″E / 52.3°N 0.833°E
| Ixworth | |
  Ixworth
 Ixworth shown within Suffolk |
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| Population | 2,177 (2001) |
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| Parish | Ixworth |
| District | St Edmundsbury |
| Shire county | Suffolk |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Suffolk | |
Ixworth is a village and civil parish in the Borough of St Edmundsbury in Suffolk, United Kingdom. It is situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) north-east of Bury St Edmunds, on the A143 road to Diss, and has a population of 2,177.[1]
Earthworks
At Ixworth three ditches outline the east and south sides and rounded south-east angle of an enclosure, which is the remnants of a Roman fort. The visible portion of the east side is about 500 feet (152 m) long, of the south side about 450 feet (137 m), while there are faint indications that the full length of that side may have been as much as 625 feet (191 m). An east gate is visible some 250 feet (76 m) north of the angle, and there used to be a south gate. A road system is related to these gates, but it is not clear from photographs whether all the system is original or whether in part it represents the former course of lanes which cross the site. Ixworth became an important junction in the Roman road system of East Anglia.[2]
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Parish Headcounts : St Edmundsbury Retrieved 2009-09-28
- ^ The Suffolk Churches Site : St Mary, Ixworth Retrieved 2009-10-28
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