from its earliest days, including the 15th century rood screen with paintings of saints and others, all of which were mutilated by tudor reformers or later by puritans in the 1640s, a rood loft staircase set into the thickness of the outer wall, brass rubbings, and wooden pews. Population The population graph from 1881-2011 shows an increase in population up until 1851 when the population was at its highest total population with 308 people living in Belstead. The population then began to decrease with the lowest total population occurring in 2001 when 89 people were living in the village. The decline in population began in the 1850s. In 2005 it had an estimated population of 190. Occupation 1881 Occupations - The occupations in 1881 as shown in the graph represent both types of work undertaken by both male and females in the village. In the graph it can be seen that the total highest number of workers for one particular occupation was in the agriculture sector with a total of 50, all male, workers. Females dominated more in domestic office or services as well as all professionals living in the village being female. There were only males working in most other sectors with many females having unknown or being without specified occupations. 2011 Occupations - The total number of residents of a working age of 17 to 74 in 2011 has decreased to a total of 105 workers in employment. Most employed people have professional occupations, at a total of 17 residents. The lowest employment area, with a total of seven people being employed, was in sales and customer service occupations. There has been a vast decrease in the number or residents being employed in the agricultural sector with a decrease from 50 workers in 1881 to 8 in 2011. See also Bobbitshole Site of Special Scientific Interest References External links Villages in Suffolk Civil parishes in Suffolk Babergh District