Sotherton
Sotherton | |
St Andrews Church, Sotherton |
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Sotherton |
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Population | 70 (2005) |
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OS grid reference | TM442796 |
District | Waveney |
Shire county | Suffolk |
Region | East |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Beccles |
Postcode district | NR34 9 |
Dialling code | 01502 |
EU Parliament | East of England |
UK Parliament | Suffolk Coastal |
Coordinates: 52°21′32″N 1°35′02″E / 52.359°N 1.584°E
Sotherton is a dispersed village in Suffolk, England, located approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of Beccles and 3 3⁄4 miles (6.0 km) north east of Halesworth close to the A145. The mid-2005 population estimate for Sotherton parish was 70,.[1] Uggeshall is located just to the north-east and Blythburgh to the south-east.
The parish church is dedicated to St Andrew and is located on a small dead-end lane signposted off the A145.[2] It is a Grade II* listed building.[3]
Sotherton Hall is an example of a Tudor timber frame farmhouse or Hall house set in a small park towards the North of the parish[4] mentioned by Nikolaus Pevsner and the seat of John Hill (British Politician) & his heirs.
References
- ↑ Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk, Suffolk County Council, 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2009-04-19
- ↑ The Suffolk Churches site. Retrieved 2009-04-19
- ↑ Listed Buildings in Waveney District Area Waveney District Council, 2007. Retrieved 2009-04-19
- ↑ Stuff, Good. "Sotherton Hall - Sotherton - Suffolk - England | British Listed Buildings". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
External links
Media related to Sotherton at Wikimedia Commons