Sotterley
Sign in to saveSotterley, originally Southern-lea from its situation south of the river, is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk, located approximately south-east of Beccles and east of Willingham St Mary and Shadingfield. The parish is primarily agricultural with a dispersed population of 113 at the 2011 census. The parish council operates to administer jointly the parishes of Shadingfield, Willingham St Mary, Sotterley and Ellough.
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Place details
- Locality
- East Suffolk
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Sotterley
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Sotterley_Cemetery_Chapel_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1245325.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Sotterley cemetery chapel
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 6
- UK place.population
- 113
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TM454845
- UK place.post_town
- Beccles
- UK place.postcode_area
- NR
- UK place.postcode_district
- NR34
- UK place.dial_code
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- East Suffolk
- Population
- +122
- Image
- Sotterley - Church of St Margaret.jpg
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- {{anchor|Sotterley Hall|Sotterley Hall}}Sotterley Hall and estate
- Churches
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Sotterley, originally Southern-lea from its situation south of the river, is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk, located approximately south-east of Beccles and east of Willingham St Mary and Shadingfield. The parish is primarily agricultural with a dispersed population of 113 at the 2011 census. The parish council operates to administer jointly the parishes of Shadingfield, Willingham St Mary, Sotterley and Ellough.
Sotterley Hall remains at the centre of the parish which now has very few basic services. A saw mill operates in the village, often making use of wood from the of mixed woodland managed by the Sotterley estate.