Trimley St Mary

{{Short description|Village in Suffolk, England}} {{Use British English|date=July 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}} {{Infobox UK place | official_name = Trimley St. Mary | country = England | region = East of England | os_grid_reference = TM 281 363 | coordinates = {{coord|51.978|1.323|display=inline,title}} | population = 3665 | population_ref = (2011) | post_town = Felixstowe | postcode_area = IP | postcode_district = IP11 | dial_code = 01394 | shire_county = Suffolk | shire_district = East Suffolk | civil_parish = Trimley St Mary | hide_services = Yes | static_image_name = Trimley St Mary church - geograph.org.uk - 1205949.jpg }} '''Trimley St. Mary''' is a parish and village on the outskirts of Felixstowe, on a low-lying peninsula between Harwich Harbour and the River Deben, in the East Suffolk district, in Suffolk, England. It lies on the Roman road between Felixstowe and Ipswich. Its eastern border is Spriteshall Lane.<ref>{{PastScape|mnumber=389587|access-date=7 October 2015}}</ref> The village, and its neighbour Trimley St. Martin, are famous for their adjacent churches, which were built as the result of a historical family feud.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} St. Mary's church is the southerly church (at {{gbmapping|TM 276 369}}). The village has a number of shops, and two pubs. Trimley railway station serves the village on the Felixstowe Branch Line.

According to the 2011 census, the population of Trimley was 3,665.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trimley St MAry (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129859&c=Trimley&d=16&e=62&g=6467273&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1391596748354&enc=1|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=5 February 2014}}</ref>

In the 1870s, Trimley St Mary was described{{who|date=October 2016}} in this way:

: Trimley St. Martin and T. St. Mary are two parishes in Woodbridge district. The churches stand in one churchyard, and are both rubble buildings.<ref>{{cite book|last=Wilson|first=John Marius|title=Gazetteer of England and Wales|date=1870–72|publisher=A. Fullarton & Co.|location=Edinburgh|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7832}}</ref>

==History== The name Trimley means "Trymma's woodland clearing".<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Nottingham|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Suffolk/Trimley%20St%20Mary|work=Key to English Place-Names|access-date=21 March 2014}}</ref>

thumb|Trimley St Mary population time series 1801–2001

thumb|Occupational Statistics 1881

Recent archaeological findings in neighbouring Walton showed evidence of Bronze Age field systems in use. The Domesday Book entries for Trimley St Mary and St Martin show there to have been a number of farms and households in the area.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trimley [St Martin and St Mary] {{!}} Domesday Book|url=https://opendomesday.org/place/XX0000/trimley-st-martin-and-st-mary/|access-date=2021-01-24|website=opendomesday.org}}</ref> There is also a reference to "Plumgeard", which may have been in the area.

By 1811, the census shows that the population of the parish was 346, with 175 males and 171 females. In the village, 35 families were chiefly employed in agriculture, 17 in trade/manufacture and the remaining 19 families were unknown or not recorded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/PageBrowser2?ResourceType=Census&ResourceType=Legislation&ResourceType=Essays&ResourceType=Registrar%20General&ResourceType=TNA&SearchTerms=Trimley&simple=yes&path=Results&active=yes&titlepos=0&mno=5&pageseq=350|work=Online Report|title=Hist Pop|access-date=14 March 2014}}</ref> There is more data on occupations in 1881. The breakdown for the males was 57 in agriculture, 7 in general commodities, 7 in domestic services/offices, 6 in food and lodging and 5 working with animals. In contrast, 26 females worked in domestic services and offices and the occupation of the remaining 76 was not stated.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=University of Portsmouth|url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10271812/cube/OCC_ORDER1881|work=A Vision of Britain Through Time|title=A Vision of Britain|access-date=21 March 2014}}</ref> The population of Trimley St Mary has continued to grow since records began in 1801, when the population was only 330.<ref>{{cite web|title=Portsmouth University|url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10271812/cube/TOT_POP|work=A Vision of Britain through Time|access-date=14 March 2014}}</ref> By 2011, it had reached 3,665.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129859&c=Trimley&d=16&e=62&g=6467273&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1394817898149&enc=1|work=Office for national statistics|title=Government Statistics|access-date=14 March 2014}}</ref> The 2011 census showed that employment in Trimley has altered greatly. The percentage working in agriculture has declined to less than 1% of the working population. The biggest increases have been seen in manufacturing, wholesale, retail, transport, storage and education.<ref>{{cite web|agency=UK Government|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11129859&c=Trimley&d=16&e=62&g=6467273&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1395761786082&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2538|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|title=Government Statistics|access-date=25 March 2014}}</ref> This parallels the general trend of change throughout the rest of England, where the agricultural industry has seen large declines, along with most industries of the primary sector of the economy as people have moved over to the secondary and tertiary sectors in hope of greater pay and better conditions in the workplace.<ref>{{cite web|title=International Communist Current|url=https://en.internationalism.org/wr/246_britag.htm|work=British Agriculture: A History of Decline|publisher=World Revolution|access-date=25 March 2014}}</ref>

==Governance== Trimley St Mary is part of the electoral ward called Trimleys with Kirton. The total population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 6,923.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/trimleys-with-kirton-e05007223#sthash.krPl0fCe.dpbs|title=Trimley with Kirton ward population 2011|access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref>

==Present day== Trimley St. Mary is a small parish lying between Walton (an area of Felixstowe) and Ipswich. There is a variety of local businesses, including window cleaners, beauticians, photographers, metal works, recycling plants, dog groomers, garages,<ref>{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Martin|title=Web developer|url=http://www.freeindex.co.uk/east_anglia/suffolk/trimley_st._mary/|work=Free Index|access-date=10 March 2014}}</ref> and a care home. The parish also contains Trimley St Mary Primary School, which in 2014 catered for 370 pupils and has been in existence since 1904, maintaining a good reputation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trimley St. Mary Primary School|url=http://www.trimleystmary.ik.org/p_About_Our_School.ikml|access-date=2 March 2014}}</ref>

In July the two parishes of Trimley take part in a two-day annual carnival.

In 2013, the majority of houses that were sold in Trimley St. Mary were detached, averaging at £227,429. The overall average house price for the area came out at £184,795, which was said to have been up on the 2012 average by 10%.<ref>{{cite web|title=Property portal|url=http://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/Trimley-St-Mary.html|work=Rightmove|access-date=18 March 2014}}</ref>

Environmental information from 2005 census data showed that over 75% of the parish was termed "greenspace"; including domestic gardens, this rises to 85%—still below the average for England.<ref>{{cite web|title=Neighbourhood Statistics|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129859&c=Trimley&d=16&e=8&g=6467273&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1398518531489&enc=1|work=Census Data|access-date=26 April 2014}}</ref>

The 2011 census data showed that 3,493 of the 3,665 people living in Trimley St Mary were from the United Kingdom. Of the remaining 172 people, 81 came from Europe, 18 from Africa, 32 from the Middle East and Asia, 31 from the Americas and the Caribbean and the remaining 3 from Oceania and Antarctica. This is a lower number of residents from other countries than the general trend for the UK but is similar to the average for the Suffolk coast.<ref>{{cite web|title=Neighbourhood Statistics|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11129859&c=Trimley&d=16&e=13&g=6467273&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1398519575332&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2525|work=Government Data|access-date=26 April 2014}}</ref>

==Trimley Bypass==

The Trimley bypass was built in the early 1970s to divert traffic from the expanding Port of Felixstowe away from the Trimleys.

==Places of interest== '''St Mary's Church''' was effectively{{clarify|date=October 2016}} closed in the 1980s and has struggled ever since to gain sufficient popularity to reopen as most people have been drawn into the more exciting{{clarify|date=October 2016}} churches down in Felixstowe. St Mary's and the parish church of neighbour Trimley St Martin are located in adjacent churchyards. The church is said to have a wonderful array of stained glass windows from the late 19th and 20th centuries.<ref>{{cite web|last=Knott|first=Simon|url=http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/trimleymary.html|title=Suffolk Churches|access-date=21 March 2014}}</ref>

'''The Mariners''' Free House returned to its original name in August 2015, after being called The Three Mariners for a number of years. It has been a Grade II listed building since 1983.<ref>{{cite web|title=English Heritage|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-285007-the-three-mariners-trimley-st-mary-suffo|work=British Listed Buildings|access-date=21 March 2014}}</ref> The pub had an annual charity day on which local bands came and played, and a barbecue was supplied and a raffle held to raise money.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/trimley_music_and_charity_day_at_three_mariners_goes_on_despite_fire_1_2255180|title=Ipswich Star|access-date=21 March 2014}}</ref>

The '''war memorials''' are inside St Mary's church. There are two memorials to the fallen soldiers of World War 1. The first is a plaque with the names of soldiers on display and a Celtic cross above. The other is a stained glass window dedicated to the soldiers, with an image of Christ and his disciples.<ref>{{cite web|last=Green|first=Stuart|title=Roll of Honour|url=https://www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/TrimleyStMary.html|access-date=21 March 2014}}</ref>

'''The Welcome Hall''' next door to the Three Mariners pub was erected in 1902 by the lord chancellor, Lord Halsbury, and was provided by the Pretyman family. After the hall was passed on to village trustees in 1939, it was used for recreational purposes and mental/physical training. Thanks to the board of trustees, the hall received a badly needed new roof in 1996. The hall can be hired out by groups and is used for many activities, such as yoga, line dancing, dance, musical theatre, Zen meditation, keep fit, WI gatherings and PCC meetings.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trimley St Mary Parish Council|url=http://trimleystmary.onesuffolk.net/welcome-hall/|work=Parish Council|access-date=25 March 2014}}</ref>

==Transport== The A14 is the nearest major road to Trimley St Mary, and runs between Felixstowe port and the Midlands.{{cn|date=September 2025}} The nearest junction is 59, which can be accessed in Trimley.{{cn|date=September 2025}}

Trimley railway station is a listed building and is on the Felixstowe Branch Line. London Stansted Airport is the nearest airport and is approximately 55 miles away.

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TM2836/plumgeard/ Plumgeard]

Category:Villages in Suffolk Category:Civil parishes in Suffolk