Alpheton | |
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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Alpheton | |
Location within Suffolk | |
Area | 4.94 km2 (1.91 sq mi) |
Population | 256 (2011) |
• Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TL882507 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SUDBURY |
Postcode district | CO10 |
Dialling code | 01284 |
Police | Suffolk |
Fire | Suffolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
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.