Falkenham on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
Falkenham is a village and a civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk, near the village of Kirton and the towns of
St Ethelbert's - A church near you
Villages in Suffolk Civil parishes in Suffolk {{Suffolk-geo-stub
Falkenham is a village and a civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk, 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 ...
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 Containerization, container port in the United Kingdom. Felixstowe is approximately 116km (72 miles) northea ...
. 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 runs nearby. The Falkenham Marshes are on theRiver 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 theNorman 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 Con ...
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#FelixstoweReferences
St Ethelbert's - A church near you
Villages in Suffolk Civil parishes in Suffolk {{Suffolk-geo-stub