Heveningham

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In 1870–1872, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described the parish as: ”Haveningham, or Heveningham, a village and parish in Blything district, Suffolk.”

St. Margaret's Church, built in 1539, is a Perpendicular style parish church and is now a Grade I listed building.{{Cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-286081-church-of-st-margaret-heveningham-suffol#.Vu2FgOKLTIU|title=Church of St Margaret|website=British Listed Buildings|access-date=19 March 2016}}

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Heveningham Hall is a Grade I listed building that stands on the site of an earlier house built for William Heveningham in 1658.

The summer fair is held annually in the grounds of Heveningham Hall and is a landmark event for the Parish, as it highlights the local rural traditions. Activities include a Sheep Show, Clay Pigeon Shooting, and a Poultry Exhibition.{{Cite web|url=http://www.countryfair.co.uk/attractions/|title=Heveningham Fair|date=21 March 2016|website=Country Fair Attractions|access-date=21 March 2016}}

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Around the year 1800 the population of the parish was higher than it is now, at approximately 310 people.{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7286|title=History of Heveningham|website=A Vision of Britain Through Time|publisher=Vision of Britain|access-date=22 April 2016}} There was a sharp decrease in the hundred years between 1850 and 1950, when the population fell from approximately 425 to 150.{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7286|title=Population Records 1881|date=22 April 2016|website=A Vision Of Britain Through Time|publisher=University of Portsmouth|access-date=22 April 2016}} 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 1960, there has been a gradual increase in population, and in 2011, including Ubbeston 225 people occupied the area.{{Cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11124530&c=heveningham&d=16&e=61&g=6467187&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1461499235609&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2495|title=Adult lifestage- population statistics Heveningham|website=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=24 April 2016}}

In 2011 there were 52 people under the age of twenty-one,{{Cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11124530&c=heveningham&d=16&e=61&g=6467187&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1461499235609&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2495|title=Adult lifestage- Population Statistics|website=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=24 April 2016}} and approximately fifty people between the ages of 61 and 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11124530&c=heveningham&d=16&e=61&g=6467187&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1461499235609&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2495|title=Adult Lifestafe- Population Statistics|website=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=24 April 2016}}

According to the census, in 2011 Heveningham had a population of 223 people, of whom 218 described themselves as of White English/Welsh/Northern Irish/British origin, which is 97% of the total population.{{Cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11124530&c=heveningham&d=16&e=61&g=6467187&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1461583708797&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2575|title=Ethnic Group 2011|website=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=20 April 2016}} Of the remaining five people, four described themselves as White from outside the United Kingdom, and one claimed to be of Mixed/Multiple Ethnicity; White/Black Caribbean.{{Cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11124530&c=heveningham&d=16&e=61&g=6467187&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1461583708797&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2575|title=Ethnic Groups 2011|website=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=22 April 2016}}

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The 1881 census shows that agriculture, including cattle rearing, was the main occupation in Heveningham. The area was once devoted to pasture, with over sixty men working in the sector.{{Cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10257426/cube/OCC_ORDER1881|title=1881 Occupational Orders|website=A Vision Of Britain Through Time|publisher=University of Portsmouth|access-date=24 April 2016}} Men dominated the working population, with fifty women at the time stating they had no specific occupation. The number of people working in the domestic sector was high (especially for women) in 1881,{{Cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10257426/cube/OCC_ORDER1881|title=1881 Occupational Orders|website=A Vision of Britain Through Time|publisher=University of Portsmouth|access-date=24 April 2016}} partly due to Heveningham Hall, where many servants were employed.

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At the 2011 census, 58 women claimed to be in employment.{{Cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11124530&c=heveningham&d=16&e=61&g=6467187&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1461499235641&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2513|title=Industry in Heveningham|website=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=24 April 2016}} Three were employed in the Fishing, Agriculture, and Forestry sector, and thirteen said they worked in Human Health and Social Work Activities.{{Cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11124530&c=heveningham&d=16&e=62&g=6467187&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1458478989172&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2540|title=Industry- Females 2011|date=20 March 2016|website=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=20 March 2016}} In contrast, 61 males claimed to be in employment in 2011. Seven worked in the Agriculture, Fishing, and forestry sector,{{Cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11124530&c=heveningham&d=16&e=62&g=6467187&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1458478989172&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2539|title=Industry- Males 2011|date=20 March 2016|website=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=20 March 2016}} while seven worked in construction, and six in the Professional/Scientific sector.

• Sir Edward Echyngham (died 1527) owned the manor of Blaunchards in Heveningham
• Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baron Huntingfield (1745–1816)
• Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baron Huntingfield (1778–1844)
• Bruce Reynolds, later the brains behind the Great Train Robbery of 1963, was evacuated to Heveningham during the Second World War.{{Cite book|title=Bruce Reynolds: The Autobiography of a Thief |first=Bruce |last=Reynolds |publisher=Bantam Press |year=1995|page=5 |isbn=978-0-7535-3917-0}}
• Air Vice Marshal Thomas Traill (1899–1973) and the actor Stratford Johns ended their lives in the village.

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