Shotley Peninsula

51°59′43″N 1°09′47″E / 51.9954°N 1.163°E / 51.9954; 1.163

Shotley Peninsula is located in the United Kingdom
Shotley Peninsula
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Map showing the location of the Shotley peninsula at grid reference TM1738

The Shotley Peninsula is a rural area east of the A137 Ipswich-Colchester road located between the rivers Stour and Orwell in Suffolk, England. The peninsula is named after the settlements of Shotley and Shotley Gate which are situated near its south-eastern tip. Other villages on the peninsula include Chelmondiston, Erwarton (Arwarton), Freston, Harkstead, Holbrook, Stutton, Tattingstone, Wherstead and Woolverstone.

The population was 10,310 according to the 2001 Census, approximately 12.4% of the total population of Babergh District.[1]

  1. ^ "Developing a Local Strategy for Shotley Peninsula" (PDF). Babergh District Council. Retrieved 15 April 2012.[permanent dead link]