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Nowton is a small village and civil parish in the West Suffolk District of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the southern edge of Bury St. Edmunds. At the 2011 census 163 people were recorded as living in the village. This compares with a population of 170 in 1801. The largest population numbered in census years was 234 in 1891. The village is situated to the south of the vast Nowton Park. The park is almost 200 acres in size and is landscaped in typical Victorian style. It is owned by West Suffolk District Council and managed for recreation, leisure and nature conservation. It was once part of the Oakes family estate, and contains wild flower meadows, mixed woodland, wildlife ponds and an arboretum featuring trees from around the world. It is renowned for The Lime Avenue with its 100,000 daffodils that emerge in spring. St Peter's church is the parish church of the village and dates from the 12th century. It was enlarged and re-pewed in 1843, at the cost of H.J. Oakes, Esq and J.H Porteus Oakes, Esq and is a Grade II* listed building. The church contains a good collection of late medieval Flemish glass windows. To the south of the park lies Nowton Court which was built in 1837 and was owned by the Oakes family.
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