Southolt
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| Southolt | |
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.jpg) St Margaret's parish church, seen from the southwest | |
  Southolt Location within Suffolk | |
| Population | 70 [citation needed] |
| OS grid reference | TM1968 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Eye |
| Postcode district | IP23 |
| Dialling code | 01728 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Southolt is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, about 4+1⁄2 miles (7 km) southeast of Eye, on the road between Bedingfield and Worlingworth.
History
[edit]John Speed recorded the village on his 1610 map as "Southold".
The Plough pub at Southolt Green opened in the 17th century and closed about 1990.[1]
Southolt's population declined greatly in the 20th century, and is now fewer than 70.[2]
Parish church
[edit]The Church of England parish church of St Margaret is a 15th-century flint building. Its chancel was rebuilt in brick in 1771. The west end of the nave was rebuilt in 1907. Monuments inside include a brass made in 1585. The building is Grade II* listed.[3]
The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich now lets the church to the village on a peppercorn rent. Services are held at least three times a year.
References
[edit]- ^ "Southolt Plough". Suffolk CAMRA. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk" (PDF). Suffolk County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2008.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Margaret (Grade II*) (1288635)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
Bibliography
[edit]- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Radcliffe, Enid (revision) (1974) [1961]. Suffolk. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 430. ISBN 0-14-071020-5.
External links
[edit]
- Knott, Simon. "St Margaret, Southolt". Suffolk Churches.
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