Marlesford Explained

Country:	England
Region:	East of England
Static Image Name:	Marlesford - Church of St Andrew.jpg
Static Image Caption:	St Andrew's Church, Marlesford
Population:	233
Population Ref:	(2011 Census)
Map Type:	Suffolk
Coordinates:	52.1667°N 25°W
Post Town:	WOODBRIDGE
Postcode Area:	IP
Postcode District:	IP13
Dial Code:	01728
Constituency Westminster:	Suffolk Coastal
Civil Parish:	Marlesford
Shire District:	East Suffolk
Shire County:	Suffolk

Marlesford is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 233.^[1]

Location

The village is about two miles away from the small town of Wickham Market. Marlesford has a place of worship. The area of the village that is on the A12 road (where the pub was) is due to be bypassed. However, the scheme is currently on hold.^{[2] [3]}

The village was served by Marlesford railway station until it closed in 1952.

Notable residents

• Fitzedward Hall, American Orientalist, and philologist. He was the first American to edit a Sanskrit text, and an early collaborator in the Oxford English Dictionary.
• Hamilton Anne Douglas-Hamilton, Rector, Honorary Canon, and first-class cricketer.

External links

• Genuki
  • • Historical Social Data on Marlesford

52.1667°N 25°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 15 September 2015.
2. Web site: A1065 Brandon and A12 Four Villages Study. 12 October 2009.
3. Web site: A12 four villages bypass remains 'absolutely vital' - despite £133m funding setback. 2 October 2018.