Foxhall, Suffolk

Foxhall
Population	151 (2001 census)
Civil parish	Foxhall
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Website	http://www.foxhall.suffolk.gov.uk/

Foxhall is a civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal district of Suffolk, England, a few miles east of Ipswich. It is adjacent to the parishes of Kesgrave to the north, Martlesham to the north east, Brightwell to the east, Purdis Heath to the south and the borough of Ipswich to the west. The three parishes of Brightwell, Foxhall and Purdis Heath have a common council. The 2001 population was 151 persons in 57 households according to the census.

Despite its name as the Foxhall Stadium the home of the stadium of Ipswich Witches speedway team is actually just across the parish boundary in Kesgrave. The Stadium is run by Spedeworth UK Ltd stock car promoters.

More recently the Banger racing Unlimited World Final has been staged here since its move from the Plough Lane venue in London. The world final first ran at Foxhall in 2008 and proved to be a successful event. The world final is predicted to stay at Foxhall due to the LEZ emission laws enforced in and around London making it difficult for many racers to transport their cars to the track.

The stadium opened in the mid-1950's and has been in continuous operation since.

It was recorded in Domesday as "Foxehola". The survey mentions 1 holding under Foxhall; 15 acres valued at 2 shillings held by the Abbot of Ely. Under the heading of "Derneford", "which is no doubt Darnford in Foxhall, there was 80 acres and 2 acres of meadow, 3 bordars in Saxon times having 4 ploughteams when it was valued at 40 shillings, but at the time of the survey 3 ploughteams only, when it was valued at 15 shillings."

On the heath are several springs which give rise to the Mill River a tributary of the River Deben. All Saints Church stood north of Mill River; it was in ruins by the mid-16th century. Much of this church building survives, with the north wall mainly intact and can still be seen put to a new use as part of the barn of Foxhall Farm. It stands at the top of a slope overlooking one of the backroads that link Foxhall Road with Bucklesham Road. Two enormous buttresses give the game away, as well as an expanse of flint amongst the red-brick.In 1530, Foxhall became an ecclesiastical hamlet to Brightwell.

Within the parish is the Nuffield Ipswich Hospital; a modern purpose-built hospital set in twenty acres of woodland.

According to Suffolk Campaign for Real Ale the village once had its own beer house (brewery with pub attached) called the Waddling Duck, long since demolished.

There is a caravan site at Hollies Farm.