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Human settlement in England

Westhorpe
Westhorpe village sign
WesthorpeLocation within Suffolk
Population	208 (2011)
OS grid reference	TM045691
District	Mid Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Stowmarket
Postcode district	IP14
List of places UK England Suffolk 52°16′55″N 0°59′49″E / 52.282°N 0.997°E / 52.282; 0.997

Westhorpe is a linear village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. The village is 13 miles (21 km) from the town of Bury St. Edmunds, 7 miles (11 km) from Stowmarket, and 1 mile (1.6 km) from the villages of Wyverstone and Finningham.

Westhorpe Hall was a former seat of the Dukes of Suffolk, and was where Mary Tudor, Queen of France died. East Thorpe manor, its close neighbour, was the seat of a previous duke, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk.

St Margaret's Church, Westhorpe

St Margaret's Church, Westhorpe is the parish church for the village. It is part of the Badwell and Walsham Benefice.

John Clarke (1609–1676), physician, Baptist minister, co-founder of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and author of its charter, was born in Westhorpe.
Jean Kent (1921−2013), film and television actress, lived at Westhorpe until her death

"Civil Parish population 2011". statistics.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
"Pole, William de la, first duke of Suffolk", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
"St Margaret's Church". westhorpe.onesuffolk.net. Welcome to Westhorpe. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
Moriarty, G. Andrews (January 1943). "Additions and Corrections to Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island". The American Genealogist. 19 (3): 131.
"Film star Jean Kent dies at 92". Herald. Herald & Times Group. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.

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