Troston Explained

Official Name:Troston
Country:England
Region:East of England
Os Grid Reference:TL898721
Coordinates:52.314°N 0.783°W
Population:952
Population Ref:(2011 Census)[1]
Area Total Km2:7.32
Post Town:Bury St Edmunds
Postcode Area:IP
Postcode District:IP31
Dial Code:01359
Constituency Westminster:Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Shire District:West Suffolk
Shire County:Suffolk
Static Image Name:St Marys Troston - geograph.org.uk - 836448.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Mary's church, Troston

Troston is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England, five miles north-east of Bury St Edmunds. Its parish church contains rare mediaeval wall paintings, including dragon-slaying and the Martyrdom of St Edmund.

The local pub, The Bull, had been a central part of the village since the late 1800s, but was closed, leaving it boarded up. Owners, brewers Greene King, sold it, and The Bull has now reopened as a Free House with a restaurant.[2]

Troston Hall, to the south of the village, is a Grade II* listed late 16th century manor house, with the Grade II listed Hall Farm to its north.

There are sixteen listed buildings in the village.[3]

Governance and religion

The parish falls under the West Suffolk District Council ward of Pakenham & Troston, the Suffolk County Council division of Thingoe North, and the parliamentary constituency of Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, whose MP since 2024 is Peter Prinsley of the Labour Party.

The ecclesiastical parish falls under the province of Canterbury, the diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, the archdeaconry of Sudbury, and the deanery of Ixworth.

Notable residents

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 29 August 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  2. Web site: About - the Bull Freehouse - Pub - Accommodation - Food - Countryside .
  3. Web site: Listed Buildings in Troston, St Edmundsbury, Suffolk. British Listed Buildings. 20 July 2020.