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Weston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk located approximately south of Beccles in the District of Waveney. The parish lies either side of the A145 and is crossed by the Ipswich to Lowestoft railway line. Neighbouring villages include Ellough, Ringsfield, Willingham St Mary and Shadingfield. The village is largely dispersed with a mid-2005 population estimate for the parish of 230,〔(Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk ), ''Suffolk County Council'', 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2009-04-19〕 measured at 257 in the 2011 Census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Civil Parish population 2011 )〕 The village has few services and a joint parish council covers both Ringsfield and Weston.〔(Ringsfield and Weston Parish Council ). Retrieved 2009-04-20〕 The village once had a school, on King's Lane, and a public house, the Duke of Marlborough on the main A145.〔(Weston, Duke of Marlborough ), Suffolk CAMRA. Retrieved 2011-06-27.〕 Both are now closed and the major centre of population in the parish is to the west where it borders Ringsfield Corner.〔(Weston ), Hundred River Benefice. Retrieved 2011-06-27.〕 The parish church is medieval in origin and dedicated to St Peter.〔(Church of St Peter, Weston ) British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2011-06-27.〕 It has a primarily Norman core and is a Grade I listed building.〔〔(St Peter, Weston ), Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2011-06-27.〕 The parish was combined with that of All Saints Church, Ellough in the 1970s.〔 ==History== The village is named in the Domesday book as ''Westuna'' and formed part of the William the Conqueror's estate, with land also being held by Roger Bigot, Hugh de Montfort and Geoffrey de Mandeville.〔(Weston ) Domesday map. Retrieved 2011-06-27.〕〔(Weston ), The Domesday book online. Retrieved 2011-06-27.〕 The village, which formed part of the Hundred of Wangford, had a population of around 30 families and paid around 2 geld in taxation.〔 The manor passed through many hands, including, in the reign of Henry I, the Lord Chancellor William Longchamp.〔Suckling. A. (1846) 'Weston', ''The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk: volume 1'', pp. 97–101 ((available online )). Retrieved 2011-06-25.〕 Weston Hall was built in the late 16th century for the Rede family and partly demolished following a fire in 1821.〔〔(Weston Hall, Weston ), British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2011-06-27.〕〔Lewis.S (ed) (1848) 'Weston (St. Peter)', ''A Topographical Dictionary of England'', pp. 519–524 ((available online )). Retrieved 2011-06-23.〕 The population of the parish was 211 in 1841, rising to 261 in 1871 and remaining at around that level until after the second world war.〔Wilson.J.M (1872) 'Weston', ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'', quoted at (Weston, Suffolk ), Vision of Britain. Retrieved 2011-06-27.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Weston, Suffolk」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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