Naughton, Suffolk Explained

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Official Name:Naughton
Civil Parish:Nedging-with-Naughton
Country:England
Region:East of England
Os Grid Reference:TM020480
Coordinates:52.1023°N 0.9529°W
Post Town:Ipswich
Postcode Area:IP
Postcode District:IP7
Shire County:Suffolk
Shire District:Babergh
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Naughton is a village and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Nedging-with-Naughton, in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England.[1] It is 10miles north-west of Ipswich and 7miles south-west of Stowmarket. It was historically within the Cosford Hundred of Suffolk.[2] The civil parish was merged with Nedging on 1 April 1935 to create "Nedging with Naughton".[3] In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 98.[4]

Naughton is formed from the junction of two roads, the Whatfield Road which comes in from the south-west and heads north to Nedging Tye and New Road which comes in from the south-east. St. Mary's church is a 14th-century flint built church stands at the centre of the village, just west of this junction.

History

Sir Henry Adair was lord of the manor in the past.

Present day

It lies just to the south of RAF Wattisham. There is one pub in the village, the Wheelhouse (formerly Wheeler's Arms), that dates from the 17th century.

There are four farms in the area: Cooper's Farm (to the north), Brickhouse Farm (to the east), Fidget's Farm (to the south-west), and High Tree Farm (to the south).

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Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 155 Bury St Edmunds (Sudbury & Stowmarket). 9780319242117 . Ordnance Survey. 2013.
  2. Web site: Cosford Hundred. GENUKI. 28 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Relationships and changes Naughton CP/AP through time. Vision of Britain. 30 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Population Statistics Naughton CP/AP through time. Vision of Britain. 30 January 2018.