Hollesley

Hollesley is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk east of Ipswich in eastern England. Located on the Bawdsey peninsula five miles south-east of Woodbridge, in 2005 it had a population of 1,400 increasing to 1,581 at the 2011 Census.

Hollesley
All Saints, Hollesley
Hollesley Location within Suffolk
Area	16.05 km² (6.20 sq mi)
Population	1,581 (2011)[1]
• Density	99/km² (260/sq mi)
District	East Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Woodbridge
Postcode district	IP12

Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England

UK Parliament	Suffolk Coastal

Hollesley Bay Prison is located nearby. The Irish writer Brendan Behan, arrested for I.R.A. activities in 1939, was sent there, subsequently describing his experiences in Borstal Boy.[2] Since 2002 the prison has been repeatedly criticised for the apparently large number of escapes,[3] which has led to the nickname "Holiday Bay".[4]

The church of All Saints is thought to date from the 11th century.[5] The tower and church bell date from the 15th century. The stained glass is by the Welsh artist Meg Lawrence.[6]

Hollesley Bay is a nearby coastal feature.

Governance

Hollesley is part of the electoral ward called Hollesley with Eyke. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 2,473.[7]

References

"Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 15 September 2015.
Dorothy Eagle & Hilary Carnell, 'Hollesley', The Oxford Illustrated Literary Guide to Great Britain and Ireland, Oxford University Press, 1981, p.107.
"Hollesley Bay Prison: Prisoners Escape". 6 December 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2008.
Alan Travis (18 October 2002). "Archer moved to open jail in 'Holiday Bay'". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2008.
"Hollesley, All Saints".
http://www.suffolkchrches.co.uk/hollesley.htm
"Hollesley with Eyke ward population 2011". Retrieved 15 September 2015.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hollesley.

Village Voices: the website for Hollesley, Boyton, Capel St Andrew, Alderton and Shingle Street

East Suffolk
Towns	Aldeburgh Beccles Bungay Carlton Colville Felixstowe Halesworth Kesgrave Leiston Lowestoft Orford Saxmundham Southwold Woodbridge
Civil parishes	Alderton Aldringham cum Thorpe All Saints and St Nicholas, South Elmham Badingham Barnby Barsham Bawdsey Benacre Benhall Blaxhall Blundeston Blythburgh Blyford Boulge Boyton Bramfield Brampton with Stoven Brandeston Bredfield Brightwell Bromeswell Bruisyard Bucklesham Burgh Butley Campsey Ash Capel St Andrew Charsfield Chediston Chillesford Clopton Cookley Corton Covehithe Cransford Cratfield Cretingham Culpho Dallinghoo Darsham Debach Dennington Dunwich Earl Soham Easton Ellough Eyke Falkenham Farnham Flixton (Lothingland) Flixton (the Saints) Foxhall Framlingham Friston Frostenden Gedgrave Gisleham Great Bealings Great Glemham Grundisburgh Hacheston Hasketon Hemley Henstead with Hulver Street Heveningham Hollesley Holton Hoo Huntingfield Iken Ilketshall St Andrew Ilketshall St John Ilketshall St Lawrence Ilketshall St Margaret Kettleburgh Kelsale cum Carlton Kessingland Kirton Knodishall Letheringham Levington Linstead Magna Linstead Parva Little Bealings Little Glemham Lound Marlesford Martlesham Melton Mettingham Middleton Monewden Mutford Nacton Newbourne North Cove Otley Oulton Oulton Broad Parham Peasenhall Pettistree Playford Purdis Farm Ramsholt Redisham Rendham Rendlesham Reydon (Easton Bavents) Ringsfield Rumburgh Rushmere Rushmere St Andrew Saxtead Shadingfield Shipmeadow Shottisham Sibton Snape Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet Sotherton Sotterley South Cove Spexhall St Cross, South Elmham St James, South Elmham St Margaret, South Elmham St Mary, South Elmham otherwise Homersfield St Michael, South Elmham St Peter, South Elmham Sternfield Stratford St Andrew Stratton Hall Sudbourne Sutton Sutton Heath Sweffling Swilland Theberton Thorington Trimley St Martin Trimley St. Mary Tuddenham St Martin Tunstall Ubbeston Ufford Uggeshall Walberswick Waldringfield Walpole Wangford with Henham Wantisden Wenhaston with Mells Hamlet Westerfield Westhallilk Westleton Weston Wickham Market Willingham St Mary Wissett Witnesham Worlingham Wrentham Yoxford
Other settlements	Aldringham All Saints' South Elmham Ashby Brampton Carlton Eastbridge Gunton Henham Henstead Herringfleet Hulver Street Kelsale Kirkley Mells Minsmere Pakefield Sizewell Somerleyton St Nicholas South Elmham Stoven Thorpeness Walton Wangford Wenhaston
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