33-744: Haverhill is the name of different places around the world: United Kingdom [ edit ] Haverhill, Suffolk , England United States [ edit ] Haverhill, Florida , city in Florida, United States. Haverhill, Iowa , city in Iowa, United States. Haverhill, Kansas , city in Kansas, United States. Haverhill, Massachusetts , city in Massachusetts, United States. Haverhill station (Massachusetts) , railroad station served by Amtrak and
66-454: A children's soft play area, Kid City), an 18-hole golf course, a dance school, and a skate park. Haverhill Arts Centre is housed within the grade II listed town hall , and features a cinema as well as hosting live music, drama, dance and comedy. A 5-screen multiplex cinema complex was opened in October 2008. From 2007 to 2013 the town was home to The Centre for Computing History ,
99-546: A computer museum established to tell the story of the Information Age . Local bus services are provided by Stagecoach East : route 13 from Cambridge runs approximately every 30 minutes during the day, every 60 minutes evenings and Sundays, along with a supplementary peak-hour express route X13. The bus station in Haverhill also provides local services to some of the surrounding towns and villages. The A1307 road
132-417: A more precise definition: Arable land is the land under temporary agricultural crops (multiple-cropped areas are counted only once), temporary meadows for mowing or pasture , land under market and kitchen gardens and land temporarily fallow (less than five years). The abandoned land resulting from shifting cultivation is not included in this category. Data for 'Arable land' are not meant to indicate
165-607: A population of 26,860. The town centre lies at the base of a gentle dip in the chalk hills of the Newmarket Ridge ; running through the town is Stour Brook , which goes on to join the River Stour just outside the town. Rapid expansion of the town over the last two decades means that the western edge of Haverhill now includes the hamlet of Hanchet End. The surrounding countryside largely consists of arable land . Haverhill dates back to at least Anglo-Saxon times, and
198-578: A single image by the artist Chris Dorley-Brown . The resulting image was displayed in the National Portrait Gallery . This was the biggest photographic morphing project of its kind. In November 2004, Haverhill made a claim for a world first, becoming the only known town to feature a laser -lit sculpture on a roundabout . The 11-metre (36 ft) high steel sculpture, called the Spirit of Enterprise (or by locals as "the bog roll"),
231-612: Is twinned with: The following photographs were taken in May 2015. The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Town of Haverhill. Arable land Arable land (from the Latin : arabilis , "able to be ploughed ") is any land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops. Alternatively, for the purposes of agricultural statistics, the term often has
264-403: Is an open-air none recycled water hydroponics relationship. The below described circumstances are not in perspective, have limited duration, and have a tendency to accumulate trace materials in soil that either there or elsewhere cause deoxygenation. The use of vast amounts of fertilizer may have unintended consequences for the environment by devastating rivers, waterways, and river endings through
297-596: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Haverhill, Suffolk Haverhill ( / ˈ h eɪ v ər h ɪ l / HAY -vər-hil , / ˈ h eɪ v r ɪ l / HAYV -ril ) is a market town and civil parish in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk , England, next to the borders of Essex and Cambridgeshire . It lies about 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Cambridge and 47 miles (76 km) northeast of central London . In 2021 it had
330-462: Is not arable according to the FAO definition above includes: Other non-arable land includes land that is not suitable for any agricultural use. Land that is not arable, in the sense of lacking capability or suitability for cultivation for crop production, has one or more limitations – a lack of sufficient freshwater for irrigation, stoniness, steepness, adverse climate, excessive wetness with
363-425: Is served by the local newspapers, Haverhill Echo and East Anglian Daily Times . In Haverhill, there were two academies, Samuel Ward Trust (Samuel Ward, Clements, Coupals, Westfield And Churchill Special Free School) and Castle Partnership (Burton End Primary Academy, Place Farm Primary Academy and Castle Manor Academy). There is also an independent school known as Broadlands Hall School. These have now merged into
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#1732772410027396-546: Is situated on the main gateway roundabout on the west side of town, and was mostly funded by local businesses. Local TV coverage is provided by BBC East and ITV Anglia . Television signals are received from either the Sudbury or Sandy Heath TV transmitters. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Suffolk , Heart East , Nation Radio Suffolk , and Star Radio which broadcast from its studio in Cambridge . The town
429-434: Is the seawater greenhouse , which desalinates water through evaporation and condensation using solar energy as the only energy input. This technology is optimized to grow crops on desert land close to the sea. The use of artifices does not make the land arable. Rock still remains rock, and shallow – less than 6 feet (1.8 metres) – turnable soil is still not considered toilable. The use of artifice
462-500: Is the only major road that connects Haverhill to Cambridge ; it also connects the town with the A11 , A14 and the M11 motorway . This route experiences congestion with commuter traffic most mornings and evenings. The A1307 is classified as a very high risk of casualty route. A proposal exists to develop the route whereby a new dual carriageway would be built from Haverhill to Cambridge, keeping
495-416: Is unsuitable for cultivation, yet such land has value for grazing of livestock. In British Columbia, Canada, 41 percent of the provincial Agricultural Land Reserve area is unsuitable for the production of cultivated crops, but is suitable for uncultivated production of forage usable by grazing livestock. Similar examples can be found in many rangeland areas elsewhere. Land incapable of being cultivated for
528-558: Is vulnerable to land degradation and some types of un-arable land can be enriched to create useful land. Climate change and biodiversity loss , are driving pressure on arable land. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in 2013, the world's arable land amounted to 1.407 billion hectares, out of a total of 4.924 billion hectares of land used for agriculture. Agricultural land that
561-777: The bypass . A weekly market is held on Fridays on the Market Square and on Saturday the market is on the High Street. Haverhill has two Non-League football clubs, Haverhill Rovers F.C. and Haverhill Borough F.C. , who both play in the Eastern Counties Football League . The two clubs share the New Croft ground. The town also has a tennis club which is affiliated with the Lawn Tennis Association. Other sporting clubs in
594-540: The Haverhill area. Rail Haverhill , formerly Cambridge to Sudbury Rail Renewal Association , is leading a campaign to re-open the railway between Haverhill and Cambridge; as of 2022, a feasibility study is underway. For national and international flights, Haverhill is close to London Stansted Airport , which lies approximately 21 miles (30 km) to the south. The much smaller Cambridge City Airport also provides some domestic flights. In 2000–01 two thousand inhabitants of Haverhill were photographed and morphed into
627-757: The MBTA. Haverhill Line , MBTA commuter rail system Haverhill, New Hampshire , city in New Hampshire, United States. Haverhill, Ohio , city in Ohio, United States Haverhill Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota Haverhill station, a railroad location in Marion Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota previously named for Chester, Minnesota , but renamed by the railroad to avoid confusion with Rochester, Minnesota . Other uses [ edit ] Haverhill station (disambiguation) , stations of
660-746: The Samuel Ward Academy Trust, and subsequently into the Unity Schools Partnership with 14 other schools. St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School is part of the Our Lady of Walsingham Multi Academy Trust. Nathaniel Ward , the author of the first constitution in North America, was born in Haverhill in 1578. A local school is named after Nathaniel's brother Samuel . Cambridge United footballer Michael Morrison attended Castle Manor Academy . Haverhill
693-437: The accumulation of non-degradable toxins and nitrogen-bearing molecules that remove oxygen and cause non-aerobic processes to form. Examples of infertile non-arable land being turned into fertile arable land include: One of the impacts of land degradation is that it can diminish the natural capacity of the land to store and filter water leading to water scarcity . Human-induced land degradation and water scarcity are increasing
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#1732772410027726-432: The administrative county of West Suffolk in 1889, the district contained the parish of Haverhill. On 1 April 1974 the district and parish were abolished and became part of St Edmundsbury district in the non-metropolitan county of Suffolk. No successor parish was formed so it became unparished . On 1 April 1989 Haverhill was parished. In 2019 Haverhill became part of West Suffolk district. Haverhill Police Station
759-491: The amount of land that is potentially cultivable. A more concise definition appearing in the Eurostat glossary similarly refers to actual rather than potential uses: "land worked (ploughed or tilled) regularly, generally under a system of crop rotation ". In Britain, arable land has traditionally been contrasted with pasturable land such as heaths , which could be used for sheep-rearing but not as farmland . Arable land
792-436: The desert, hydroponics , fertilizer, nitrogen fertilizer, pesticides , reverse osmosis water processors, PET film insulation or other insulation against heat and cold, digging ditches and hills for protection against the wind, and installing greenhouses with internal light and heat for protection against the cold outside and to provide light in cloudy areas. Such modifications are often prohibitively expensive. An alternative
825-405: The impracticality of drainage, excessive salts, or a combination of these, among others. Although such limitations may preclude cultivation, and some will in some cases preclude any agricultural use, large areas unsuitable for cultivation may still be agriculturally productive. For example, United States NRCS statistics indicate that about 59 percent of US non-federal pasture and unforested rangeland
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891-763: The original road open as a feeder road and local bus stop route. The town no longer has a railway station ; it is one of the largest towns in England, and the largest town in Suffolk, without one. It once had two railway stations and two interconnected railways. The Stour Valley Railway ran from Cambridge to Sudbury and beyond, via Haverhill North ; the Colne Valley and Halstead Railway ran from Haverhill South to Marks Tey , via Castle Hedingham and Halstead . Both stations have since been demolished, but many bridges, cuttings and embankments are still visible in
924-402: The production of crops can sometimes be converted to arable land. New arable land makes more food and can reduce starvation . This outcome also makes a country more self-sufficient and politically independent, because food importation is reduced. Making non-arable land arable often involves digging new irrigation canals and new wells, aqueducts, desalination plants, planting trees for shade in
957-505: The town include a cricket club, a rugby club, and an angling club. Since 2013 Haverhill has also been home to Suffolk's only baseball team, Haverhill Blackjacks, who play in the British Baseball Federation Single-A South league, and who also play their home games at the New Croft. There are various sporting activities available in Haverhill, including a leisure centre (with swimming pool, gym and
990-481: The town's market is recorded in the Domesday Book (1086). Whilst most of its historical buildings were lost to the great fire on 14 June 1667, one notable Tudor-era house remains (reportedly given to Anne of Cleves as part of her divorce from Henry VIII and thus titled Anne of Cleves House although it was another vicarage not this one) as well as many interesting Victorian buildings . The Corn Exchange
1023-677: Was built in 1976 and the town also formerly had a Magistrates Court. Haverhill Police is part of the Western Area command unit of Suffolk Constabulary. Haverhill's economy is dominated by industry , and a large industrial area on the southern side of the town is home to a large number of manufacturing companies. Scientific firms including Sanofi and Sigma-Aldrich have plants in the town, as do International Flavors & Fragrances , and some waste processing, transport and construction firms. A Research Park has also been built, which includes The EpiCentre innovation and conference centre alongside
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1056-572: Was designed by Frank Whitmore and completed in 1889. Following a planning review in 1956, Haverhill was targeted for expansion. This was primarily to resettle communities from London which had been devastated during the Second World War. As part of this plan, new housing settlements and new factories were built. A later review in 1962 planned for a threefold increase in population from the then population of 5,446. This influx of people changed many aspects of life in Haverhill. The expansion
1089-450: Was not without friction. Residents who moved to the newly developed areas complained about the housing density and lack of amenities in a 1968 Man Alive documentary. Nowadays, Haverhill is predominantly a modern and young town. The relatively small town centre is surrounded by many large housing developments, completed at various periods between the 1950s and the present. In 1894 Haverhill became an urban district which became part of
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