Onehouse

The Sign
The sign was erected in 2000 to commemorate the new millennium and made by Ironoak Forge, Buxhall. There are three buildings depicted on the sign, the church on the left, with a lone building, house or even the Shepherd and Dog pub (or is this Onehouse Hall) beneath it. On the right is Stow Lodge which was built as Union Work House in 1781. In the foreground is a water feature and possibly roads around the village and some lime trees possibly from the grounds of Onehouse Hall and down the lane to the church. The taller trees could be those along the River Rat below the Hall. The sun is shining behind all of this. On top of the sign is a Tudor Rose representing Queen Elizabeth I visit.

The Name and Population
The population was 810 at the 2011 census. The village was called Ane(h)us and An(u)hus in the Domesday Book. The name means "Lone house", from Old English.

Other Points of Interest
The round tower church is dedicated to St John the Baptist.

Notable people include the Ipswich Town footballers, John Wark and Trevor Whymark and the painter Margaret Green.

Queen Elizabeth I stayed at Onehouse Hall and was entertained here by Sir William Drury, and it's believed they had breakfast beneath an old oak tree.

Onehouse St John the Baptist round tower church