Shadingfield is a village and
civil parish
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in the
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district of the
English county
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of
Suffolk
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. It is located around south of
Beccles
Beccles ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . The town is shown on the milestone as from London via the A145 and A12 roads, north-east of London as the crow fli ...
in the north of the county.
The village is spread along a stretch of the
A145 road between Beccles and
Blythburgh
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to the south.
[Shadingfield]
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. Retrieved 2021-02-11. The
Ipswich to Lowestoft railway line runs through the west of the parish, with the nearest stations at
Brampton
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and
Beccles railway station
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s.
[
The village itself is joined with ]Willingham St Mary
Willingham St Mary, also known simply as Willingham, is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk located about south of Beccles in the East Suffolk district. At the 2011 United Kingdom census it had a population of 152.
T ...
and west of Sotterley
Sotterley, originally ''Southern-lea'' from its situation south of the river, Suckling, A.I., (1846). 'Sotterley', in ''The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk'', 2 vols (W.S. Cowell, Ipswich 1846), Ipp. 81–96(British History Onli ...
. The parish council operates to administer jointly the parishes of Shadingfield, Willingham, Sotterley and Ellough
Ellough is a civil parish in the East Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk, located approximately south-east of Beccles. The area is sparsely populated with a mid-2005 population estimate of 40. The parish, which has an area of , b ...
. Other than Willingham and Sotterley, the parish also borders Brampton with Stoven
Brampton with Stoven is a civil parish in the East Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk. It is located south of the town of Beccles and north-east of Halesworth, with an area of .[Redisham
Redisham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is located south-west of Beccles and north-east of Halesworth in the East Suffolk district. The population of the parish was 125 at the 2011 United Kingdom census.
...]
and Weston
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.[
At the ]2011 United Kingdom census
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the population of the parish was 178. This had risen slightly from a mid-2005 population estimate of 170,[ and significantly from a 1981 population of 103.][ Some houses in Redisham village are within the Shadingfield parish area.][
]
Culture and community
Shadingfield and Willingham share the limited amenities in the village, with the village hall, playground area and a pub
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, the ''Shadingfield Fox'', all on the parish boundary.[Shadingfield, Sotterley, Willingham & Ellough]
Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-10.[Willingham St Mary]
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. Retrieved 2011-06-23.[Waveney Local Plan]
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, adopted 2019, published by East Suffolk District Council
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, 2019, pp.191–192. Retrieved 2020-02-10. Children attend a primary school in Brampton
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and the Sir John Leman High School
Sir John Leman High School is a coeducational 11–18 secondary school with academy status serving part of the Waveney region in north Suffolk, England. The school is located on the western edge of the town of Beccles
Beccles ( ) is a market ...
in Beccles
Beccles ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . The town is shown on the milestone as from London via the A145 and A12 roads, north-east of London as the crow fli ...
. The local church, alongside the A145, is dedicated to St John the Baptist
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.
Shadingfield Hall is a Grade II listed Georgian house. It was built between 1806 and 1808 for Thomas Charles Scott, replacing a mid 16th-century manor house. Scott's son, the Reverend T C Scott was Rector of Shadingfield until 1897.[ The house is now on the Sotterley estate. Then ]Prime Minister
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Gordon Brown
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took his family holiday at Shadingfield Hall in the summer of 2008.[Rimmer J (2019]
Yours for a cool £1.8m - former holiday home of Gordon Brown near Suffolk coast
''East Anglian Daily Times
The ''East Anglian Daily Times'' is a British local newspaper for Suffolk and Essex, based in Ipswich.
History
The newspaper began publication on 13 October 1874, incorporating the ''Ipswich Express'', which had been published since 13 August ...
'', 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
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References
External links
Villages in Suffolk
Civil parishes in Suffolk
Waveney District
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