[[File:The Old Mill - geograph.org.uk - 241159.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The old watermill]]
'''Holbrook''' is a village situated close to the northern shore of the estuary of the [[River Stour, Suffolk|River Stour]], in [[Suffolk]], England. It is located on the [[Shotley Peninsula]] in [[Babergh District|Babergh]] district, around {{convert|5|miles|0}} south of the centre of [[Ipswich]].
To the south of the village is the [[Royal Hospital School]], which moved to this site in 1933 after having been housed at [[Greenwich Hospital (London)|Greenwich Hospital]] since 1693.
Line 31:
== Facilities ==
The village has twoone pubs,pub Thecalled Compasses<ref>{{Citethe web|url=https://suffolk.camra.org.uk/pub/404|title=HolbrookSwan Compasses(there ||was theanother Suffolkpub Pubscalled Guide}}</ref>the andCompasses Thebut Swan,<ref>{{Citeit web|url=https://suffolk.camra.org.uk/pub/405|title=Holbrookclosed Swanduring ||lockdown theand Suffolknever Pubsreopened) Guide}}</ref>, a [[East of England Co-operative Society|Co-op]] store, a butcher, an art gallery,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gallery.comehitherdesign.com/ |title=Home |website=gallery.comehitherdesign.com}}</ref> and a village hall.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://holbrook.suffolk.cloud/holbrook-parish-council/village-hall/ | title=Village Hall }}</ref> The area is served by a primary school and [[Holbrook High School (England)|Holbrook Academy]], which shares a site with the Peninsula Dr Letman Centre. The parish church, dedicated to All Saints, is a Grade II* [[listed building]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/holbrook.html|title=Suffolk Churches|publisher=suffolkchurches.co.uk|access-date=23 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101193727-church-of-all-saints-holbrook#.WPzrZ9Lyu1g|title=Church of All Saints, Holbrook, Suffolk|first=Good|last=Stuff|publisher=britishlistedbuildings.co.uk|access-date=23 April 2017}}</ref> The village also has [[Wesleyan Methodist Church (Great Britain)|Methodist]] church.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eamethodist.org.uk/holbrook.htm |title=Holbrook |publisher=eamethodist.org.uk |access-date=10 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130710221214/http://www.eamethodist.org.uk/holbrook.htm |archive-date=10 July 2013 }}</ref>