Hawstead summary from Suffolk Camra
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Hawstead
Ancient pubs are defined as those which are believed to have closed before the middle of the 19th century.
Few churches in Suffolk posses as many monuments as Hawstead. Several of these are to the Metcalfe family, who also gave their name to the pub. A small earthquake damaged other memorials in 1926. Queen Elizabeth I is said to have visited Hawstead Place, once owned by the Drury family, from where Drury Lane in London takes its name.
Almshouses (built 1610) used to stand on Bell's Lane.
Hawstead was recorded in Domesday as "Hersteda" or "Haldsteda".
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Estimated population (2009) of Hawstead: 340
Local licensing authority for Hawstead is St Edmundsbury
