Little Wenham

Little Wenham

Church of St Lawrence
Little Wenham
 Little Wenham shown within Suffolk
DistrictBabergh
Shire countySuffolk
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Colchester
Postcode district CO7
EU Parliament East of England
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk

Coordinates: 52°00′40″N 1°01′55″E / 52.011°N 1.032°E / 52.011; 1.032

Little Wenham is a small village in Suffolk, England. It is part of the civil parish(where the population is also included) of Wenham Parva (the ancient name for Little Wenham) within Babergh district.

The village is home to Wenham Castle, a castellated manor house and one of the oldest houses in England; built by John de Villabus in the 13th century, it was built using some of the first English-made bricks.[1] In later centuries it was the home of the Debenhams, who were notorious for violent and lawless behaviour, but who were so powerful in Suffolk that successive monarchs were forced to rely on their support rather than take any steps to curb them. From the Debenhams it passed to the Brewse (or Brewes) family.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ All Saints, Little Wenham Suffolk Churches
  2. ↑ For further details, see E. Martin, 'Little Wenham Hall: a re-interpretation', Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History XXXIX Part 2 (1998), pp. 151-164.

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