Great Bricett is a village and civil parish in the county of Suffolk, England. It has strong links with the neighbouring RAF Wattisham which partly falls within the parish boundary.
Population
1086 – 28
1841 – 214
1851 – 236
1861 – 207
2001 – 1193
2011 – 1530 (1880 including RAF Wattisham housing)
2021 – 1249 (1580 including RAF Wattisham housing)
Church
The origins of the parish church, St Mary and St Lawrence, go back to the founding of an Augustinian Priory circa 1112. The priory’s possessions were acquired by the King (Henry V) around 1414 and later granted to King’s College, Cambridge by Henry VI in 1448. The modern church contains remnants of the original priory buildings.
School
The village school was held in the current Village Hall building. The building appears to have been erected in 1871 as a consequence of the 1870 Elementary Education Act, to accommodate 44 children.
“If the Great Bricett Church of England School, reported as being in course of erection in Midsummer, 1871, is completed and opened as a Public Elementary School, under a certificated teacher, no further accommodation will be required.” – Suffolk Mercury, 10 May 1873, p2, c4
Census
I have completed a study of the 1841, 1851 and 1861 censuses of Great Bricett – which involved creating profiles of people recorded in each census and linked to other family members where possible. This can be seen on the WikiTree website. (The remaining censuses are in progress.)
1841 Census of Great Bricett
1851 Census of Great Bricett
1861 Census of Great Bricett
Data for this OPS can also be found at Great Bricett, Suffolk One Place Study
Sources
CityPopulation.de (Great Bricett)
CityPopulation.de (Great Bricett parish)
Suffolk Mercury, 10 May 1873, p2, c4