St Peter South Elmham is a village and civil parish in the north of the

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. It is around south of the market town of

Bungay Bungay () is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in the English county of Suffolk.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . It lies in the Waveney Valley, west of Beccles on the edge of The Broads, and at the neck of a meand ...

in the

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district. It is one of the villages surrounding Bungay which make up the area known as The Saints.All Saints & St. Nicholas, St Michael and St Peter, South Elmham
Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-23. The parish is sparsely populated with an estimated population of around 40. It borders the parishes of

St Margaret South Elmham St Margaret South Elmham is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is south-west of the market town of Bungay in the East Suffolk district. It is one of the parishes surrounding Bungay which are known as T ...

St Michael South Elmham St Michael South Elmham is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is south of the market town of Bungay in the East Suffolk district. It is one of the villages surrounding Bungay which make up the area known ...

, All Saints and St Nicholas South Elmham, Ilketshall St Margaret and Flixton. The parish council operates jointly with All Saints and St Nicholas and St Michael.

History

The parish is believed to be part of the land given by Sigeberht of East Anglia, the ruler of the

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Kingdom of East Anglia to Felix of Burgundy during the 7th-century. At the Domesday survey in 1086, St Peter was included as part of the area recorded as South Elmham in Wangford Hundred. A population of 108 households was recorded.(South) Elmham (All Saints, St Cross, St James, St Margaret, St Michael, St Nicholas and St Peter)
Open Domesday. Retrieved 2021-02-23. By the early 12th-century, the land was held by the Bishop of Norwich, before being seized during the Dissolution of the Monasteries and transferred to

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in 1535. By the late 16th century the Tasburgh family from the Flixton area had become dominant in the parish. The parish has always been sparsely populated, reaching a population of 129 in the 1801 census, but falling to below 100 by 1851 and below 50 by 1951.

Culture and community

There are no local services other than the parish church, which is dedicated to

St Peter ) (Simeon, Simon) , birth_date = , birth_place = Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria, Roman Empire , death_date = Between AD 64–68 , death_place = probably Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire , parents = John (or Jonah; Jona) , occupation ...

. This dates from the 12th century and is a Grade II* listed building.Knott S (2008
St Peter, South Elmham St Peter
Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2021-02-23.Church of St Peter
List entry, Historic England. Retrieved 2021-02-23. Two former public houses are known to have operated in the village; both are believed to have closed by 1927. St Peter's Hall, a moated Grade II* listed manor house with elements from the 13th century, is the location of St. Peter's Brewery, founded in 1996 on the site.About St Peter's Hall & Restaurant
St. Peter's Brewery. Retrieved 2021-02-23.St Peter's Hall
List entry, Historic England. Retrieved 2021-02-23. It was the home of the Tasburgh family, a prominent local family. Suckling AI (1846) 'South Elmham, St Peter', in ''The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk: Volume 1'', pp.229–232. Ipswich: WS Crowell.
Available online
at British History Online. Retrieved 2021-02-23.) The brewery operates a public bar and restaurant on the site during the summer months. Businessman and former Formula One Group chief executive

Bernie Ecclestone Bernard Charles Ecclestone (born 28 October 1930) is an English business magnate. He is the former chief executive of the Formula One Group, which manages Formula One motor racing and controls the commercial rights to the sport, and part-owns ...

was born in the parish.Russell S (2011
Bernie Ecclestone: from rural Suffolk to the throne of Formula One
'' East Anglian Daily Times'', 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2021-02-23.

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References

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