Alpheton

Alpheton
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Alpheton
Alpheton is located in Suffolk
Alpheton
Alpheton
Location within Suffolk
Area4.94 km2 (1.91 sq mi)
Population256 (2011)
• Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTL882507
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSUDBURY
Postcode districtCO10
Dialling code01284
PoliceSuffolk
FireSuffolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
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52°07′23″N 0°44′55″E / 52.12294°N 0.74866°E / 52.12294; 0.74866
Alpheton village sign detail

Alpheton is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England.[1] Located on the A134 road about six miles north of Sudbury, in 2005 it had a population of 260, reducing to 256 at the 2011 Census.[2] According to Eilert Ekwall the meaning of the village name is the homestead of Aelfled.

  1. ^ "Get-a-map from Ordnance Survey – Alpheton". Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 12 September 2015.