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Falkenham is a village and a civil parish in the
East Suffolk district, in the English county of
Suffolk
Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...
, near the village of
Kirton and the towns of
Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...
and
Felixstowe
Felixstowe ( ) is a port town in Suffolk, England. The estimated population in 2017 was 24,521. The Port of Felixstowe is the largest container port in the United Kingdom. Felixstowe is approximately 116km (72 miles) northeast of London.
His ...
. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 170.
Description
The parish contains the hamlets of
Falkenham Sink and
Lower Falkenham. The parish church is dedicated to St Ethelbert and is a grade II* listed building. The major
A14 road A14 may refer to:
* Aero A.14, a Czech reconnaissance aircraft built after World War I
* Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System 14 ( ATC code A14) ''Anabolic agents for systemic use'', a subgroup of the ATC Classification Syst ...
runs nearby.
The
Falkenham Marshes are on the
River Deben
The River Deben is a river in Suffolk rising to the west of Debenham, though a second, higher source runs south from the parish of Bedingfield. The river passes through Woodbridge, turning into a tidal estuary before entering the North Sea at F ...
.
History
At the time of the
Norman Conquest
The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conque ...
the manor of
Walton Walton may refer to:
People
* Walton (given name)
* Walton (surname)
* Susana, Lady Walton (1926–2010), Argentine writer
Places
Canada
* Walton, Nova Scotia, a community
** Walton River (Nova Scotia)
*Walton, Ontario, a hamlet
United Kingdo ...
was linked with that of Falkenham. The villages only Public House, The Falkenham Dog, closed in 1975/6.
Location grid
See also
Dommoc#Felixstowe
References
St Ethelbert's - A church near you
Villages in Suffolk
Civil parishes in Suffolk
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