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| postcode_district= IP9
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| shire_district= [[Babergh District|Babergh]]
| shire_county= [[Suffolk]]
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| population = 2,180
| population_ref = (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124671&c=Holbrook&d=16&e=62&g=6465596&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1442056703811&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|
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|static_image_caption= All Saints' Church, Holbrook
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[[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.
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==Governance==
An [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] of the same name exists. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,467.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/holbrook-e05007089#sthash.EfGs6wY4.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|
== Facilities ==
The village has
==History==
During the [[Battle of Britain]], a [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[military aircraft]] crashed into a field
==Notable people==
*[[Frederick Fryer (cricketer)|Frederick Fryer]] (1849-1917), first-class cricketer, was born in the village
== References ==
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| title = "East Anglian Film Archive: "Holbrook" search results - eafa.org.uk"
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*{{cite web
|title = The East of England Geodiversity Partnership (Holbrook Bay) - geoeast.org.uk
|url = http://www.geoeast.org.uk/geoimap/suffpdf/ptv_holbrook_bay_1a.pdf
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*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SFK/Holbrook/ Holbrook at genuki]
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[[Category:Holbrook, Suffolk| ]]
[[Category:Villages in Suffolk]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in Suffolk]]
[[Category:Babergh District]]
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