Southolt

Southolt

St Margaret's parish church,
seen from the southwest
Southolt
Southolt shown within Suffolk
Population 70 
OS grid reference TM1968
Civil parish
  • Southolt
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
EU Parliament 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

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

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

  1. ↑ "Southolt Plough". Suffolk CAMRA. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk" (PDF). Suffolk County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2008.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Margaret  (Grade II*) (1288635)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 November 2017.

Bibliography

  • Pevsner, Nikolaus; Radcliffe, Enid (revision) (1974) [1961]. Suffolk. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 430. ISBN 0-14-071020-5.
  • Knott, Simon. "St Margaret, Southolt". Suffolk Churches.
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