Marlesford is a village and
civil parish in the
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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 ...
. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 233.
Location
It is about 2 miles away from the small town of
Wickham Market
Wickham Market is a large village and electoral ward situated in the River Deben valley of Suffolk, England, within the Suffolk Coastal heritage area.
It is on the A12 trunk road north-east of the county town of Ipswich, north-east of Wood ...
. 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 by-passed. However the scheme is currently on hold. It once had a railway station called
Marlesford railway station
Marlesford railway station was a station located in Marlesford, 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 ...
but it was closed in 1952.
The station controlled the trains going to Framlingham and the trains were all steam locomotives with 3 level crossings in the village. one at the station, one at the house called the Hedges which Provides access on to Lime Tree Farm and the third one was at the Gatehouse which has now been converted into a private dwelling. This is also where Marlesford ford is now situated.
[Resident memories Born in village 1944 moved to Wickham Market 1968]
Notable residents
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Fitzedward Hall
Fitzedward Hall (21 March 1825 - 1 February 1901) was an American Orientalist, and philologist. He was the first American to edit a Sanskrit text, and was an early collaborator in the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (OED) project.
Life
Hall was b ...
,
American
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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.
References
External links
Genuki*
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Historical Social Data on Marlesford
Villages in Suffolk
Civil parishes in Suffolk
Suffolk Coastal
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