Heveningham, Suffolk

Heveningham is a village and civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located four miles south-west of Halesworth, in 2005 it had a population of 120. It is where Bruce Reynolds, latterly the brains behind the Great Train Robbery, was evacuated to aged eight, in 1939, during the Second World War. In 1870-1872, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Heveningham like this: HAVENINGHAM, or HEVENINGHAM, a village and parish in Blything district, Suffolk. Haveningham Hall, belongs to Lord Huntingfield. Haveningham Hall was built, in 1777. DemographicsPopulationAround the year of 1800 the population was relatively high in the Parish at approximately 310 people. Since then there was a sharp decrease from 1890 to 1940 when the population fell from approximately 310 to 1900. The decrease in population in the 19th century could be due to emigration towards urban centres due to the Industrial Revolution and undoubtedly due to both the First World War and Second World War. Since then, there has been a gradual increase in population, in 2011, including Ubberston 225 people occupied the area. Age structureIn 2011 there were 52 people between the ages of 0-20. Alongside the approximately 50 people between the ages of 61-100, this created a large proportion of the population who were dependent on the working population. There were around 123 people between the ages of 20-61 considered economically active.

Heveningham is a village and civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located four miles south-west of Halesworth, in 2005 it had a population of 120. It is where Bruce Reynolds, latterly the brains behind the Great Train Robbery, was evacuated to aged eight, in 1939, during the Second World War. In 1870-1872, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Heveningham like this: HAVENINGHAM, or HEVENINGHAM, a village and parish in Blything district, Suffolk. Haveningham Hall, belongs to Lord Huntingfield. Haveningham Hall was built, in 1777. DemographicsPopulationAround the year of 1800 the population was relatively high in the Parish at approximately 310 people. Since then there was a sharp decrease from 1890 to 1940 when the population fell from approximately 310 to 1900. The decrease in population in the 19th century could be due to emigration towards urban centres due to the Industrial Revolution and undoubtedly due to both the First World War and Second World War. Since then, there has been a gradual increase in population, in 2011, including Ubberston 225 people occupied the area. Age structureIn 2011 there were 52 people between the ages of 0-20. Alongside the approximately 50 people between the ages of 61-100, this created a large proportion of the population who were dependent on the working population. There were around 123 people between the ages of 20-61 considered economically active.