Holton St Mary Explained

Official Name:Holton St Mary
Country:England
Region:East of England
Coordinates:51.991°N 1°W
Post Town:Colchester
Postcode Area:CO
Postcode District:CO7
Constituency Westminster:South Suffolk
Shire District:Babergh
Shire County:Suffolk
Hide Services:Yes
Static Image:St. Mary's Church, Holton St. Mary - geograph.org.uk - 305700.jpg
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Static Image Caption:St Mary's Church, Holton St Mary
Population:220
Population Ref:[1] (2005)

Holton St Mary is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Located on the B1070 around five miles south-west of Ipswich and half a mile from the A12 (which forms the parish's south-east boundary), it is part of Babergh district.

The western end of the parish is part of the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Higham meadow nature reserve.

It was the birthplace of the 13 times British flat racing Champion Jockey, Nat Flatman.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/38314C3E-02A0-4515-92FE-8909C6FDB3A3/0/Parishestimates01to05.pdf Estimates of total population of areas of Suffolk
  2. Book: Biographical Encyclopaedia of British Racing . Mortimer . Roger . Onslow . Richard . Willett . Peter . 1978 . Macdonald and Jane's . . 0-354-08536-0 .