Flempton

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{{Infobox UK place

| official_name= Flempton

| country= England

| region= East of England

| os_grid_reference=

| coordinates = {{coord|52.3|0.65|display=inline,title}}

| population= 149

|population_ref = (2011)

| post_town= Bury St Edmunds

| area_total_sq_mi = 1.47

| postcode_area= IP

| postcode_district= IP28

| dial_code=

| constituency_westminster= West Suffolk

| shire_county= Suffolk

| shire_district= West Suffolk

| hide_services= Yes

|static_image = St. Catherine's church, Flempton. Suffolk - geograph.org.uk - 221066.jpg

|static_image_width = 240px

|static_image_caption= St. Catherine's church, Flempton

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Flempton is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. It is on the A1101 road 5 miles NW from Bury St Edmunds.

Flempton takes its name from the Flemings who came from Flanders and settled the area in Anglo-Saxon times. The Domesday Book records the population of Flempton in 1086 to be 16 households.{{cite web|url=https://opendomesday.org/place/TL8169/flempton/|title=Flempton {{!}} Domesday Book|website=opendomesday.org|access-date=2019-06-08}} According to the 2011 census the parish had a population of 149 in 68 households.{{NOMIS2011|id=E04009307|title=Flempton Parish|access-date=2019-06-08}}

St Catherine's church is a grade II* listed building whose tower was rebuilt in 1839 after it collapsed.{{NHLE| num= 1031415| desc= CHURCH OF ST CATHERINE |access-date= 17 April 2014}}

Flempton is grouped with Hengrave to form a parish council made up of eight members, four from each parish.{{Cite web|url=https://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/Council/elections/vacancies-elections-results/elections/upload/Flempton-cum-Hengrave.pdf|title=Flempton cum Hengrave 2019 parish election}}

The East of England Regional Assembly was based in Flempton House until 2010. The former village pub is The Greyhound on The Green which closed in 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://suffolk.camra.org.uk/pub/305|title=Flempton Greyhound summary from Suffolk CAMRA|website=suffolk.camra.org.uk|access-date=2019-06-08}} It is close to the River Lark.

Flempton Forge and nearby Forge Cottage are grade II listed buildings on The Green.{{NHLE| num = 1180463|desc= THE FORGE |access-date= 17 April 2014}}{{NHLE| num = 1031420|desc= FORGE COTTAGE |access-date= 17 April 2014}} The forge has recently been converted to a holiday let.{{cite web|url= http://www.flemptonforge.co.uk|title= Flempton Forge}}