Hopton cum Knettishall

Welcome to our village website.

Whether you live locally, are a visitor or are looking to move here, we hope you find the information you need. If you have any suggestions about how we can make the site more useful, please contact the website manager. Keep checking back for Parish Council updates, village history and photographs, local events and other news.

Thank you.
[last update:   19 Jun 2019 -  VARIOUS NEWS STORIES | NEW BENCH | DAMAGE TO CAR TYRES | PARISH MEETING]

Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Knettishall Heath report, as presented at the recent Parish Council Meeting, is available in the News section.

Damage to car tyres in the village - have you seen anything suspicious?  Read more about how you can help here.

Refer to the News section for the latest news.  Recent stories are listed to the right.

• Report an abandoned car
• Report a pothole or other highways problem
• Report a missed bin collection
• Report street lighting issues

Call 105 (or 0800 3163 105 from a corded phone or mobile) to report a power cut.

Households with older or disabled people, those with children under five, or where someone uses medical or mobility equipment that requires electricity (as well as other reasons) can join the Priority Service Register.

Parish Council Safeguarding Policy

Hopton CEVC Primary School

The school was rated "good" in its last Ofsted inspection report.

The school website provides comprehensive information such as term dates and details of school activities as well as information for current and prospective parents.

Contact: Claire Wright (Headteacher)
Tel: 01953 681449

Thurston Community College

Ixworth Free School

PARISH COUNCIL

Hopton cum Knettishall Parish Council meetings are held in the village hall.

Upcoming dates are available in the Events calendar.

Visit the Parish Council pages for more information:

• Councillors details including contact details and registers of interests, meeting agendas and minutes.
• Financial information including details of external audit, balance sheet and 'exercise of public rights' forms.

The Rt. Hon. Matt Hancock MP,
House of Commons, London,
SW1A OAA

www.matt-hancock.com 
matt@matt-hancock.com 
@MattHancock

London: 020 7219 7186 
Suffolk: 01638 576692

• With grateful thanks to Jean Filby, we have a fascinating resource Hopton's Happenings, in our History of Hopton section.
• Our Village Gallery carries many images of Hopton and its inhabitants from days past.
• We're adding new content to these pages whenever we find it - please let us know if you have anything you would like to contribute.

If you suspect a crime is in progress dial 999.

Hopton and Knettishall are served by three nearby rail stations, providing links to Norwich, Cambridge, Ipswich and London.

• Diss station
• Thetford station
• Harling Road station

Local bus services provide links to Bury St Edmunds, Diss and Thetford.

• Bury St Edmunds services
• Diss services
• Thetford services

• Ixworth Surgery, Peddars Cl, Ixworth, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31 2HD
  Tel: 01359 230252.
  Repeat prescription delivery
• Botesdale Health Centre, Back Hills, Botesdale, Diss IP22 1DW
  Tel: 01379 898295
• East Harling Surgery, Market St, East Harling, Norwich NR16 2AD
  Tel: 01953 717204
• Stanton Surgery, 10 The Chase, Stanton, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31 2XA
  Tel: 01359 253700
  Repeat prescription delivery