Southolt is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

in Suffolk, about southeast of Eye, on the road between

Bedingfield Bedingfield is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. Rishangles and Southolt were included in the population at the 2011 Census. Notable residents * Thomas Bedingfield (c.1554–1635/36), lawyer and pol ...

and

Worlingworth Worlingworth is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England, located around ten miles south-east of Diss. In 2011 it had a total population of 802 people. The village has a primary school called Worli ...

History

John Speed recorded the village on his 1610 map as "Southold". The Plough pub at Southolt Green opened in the 17th century and closed about 1990. Southolt's population declined greatly in the 20th century, and is now fewer than 70.

Parish church

The Church of England parish church of St Margaret is a 15th-century flint building. Its

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was rebuilt in brick in 1771. The west end of the nave was rebuilt in 1907. Monuments inside include a

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made in 1585. The building is Grade II* listed. The

Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich is a Church of England diocese based in Ipswich, covering Suffolk (excluding Lowestoft). The cathedral is St Edmundsbury Cathedral, and the bishop is the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. It is part ...

now lets the church to the village on a

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. Services are held at least three times a year.

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* Civil parishes in Suffolk Villages in Suffolk Mid Suffolk District {{Suffolk-geo-stub