Southolt Explained

Official Name:Southolt
Static Image:St Margaret Southolt (geograph 1924278).jpg
Static Image Caption:St Margaret's parish church,
seen from the southwest
Coordinates:52.273°N 1.198°W
Population:70
Civil Parish:Southolt
Shire District:Mid Suffolk
Shire County:Suffolk
Region:East of England
Country:England
Constituency Westminster:Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Post Town:Eye
Postcode District:IP23
Postcode Area:IP
Dial Code:01728
Os Grid Reference:TM1968

Southolt is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, about NaNmiles 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.

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.

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Southolt Plough . Suffolk CAMRA . 28 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk . Suffolk County Council . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081219023551/http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/38314C3E-02A0-4515-92FE-8909C6FDB3A3/0/Parishestimates01to05.pdf . 19 December 2008 . dmy-all .