Erwarton

Erwarton
St. Mary's Church, Erwarton
Erwarton is located in Suffolk
Erwarton
Erwarton
Location within Suffolk
Area5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Population126 (2011)[1]
• Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Arwarton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townIpswich
Postcode districtIP9
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
51°57′58″N 1°13′37″E / 51.966°N 1.227°E / 51.966; 1.227
Erwarton Hall Gatehouse
Erwarton Village Sign, Suffolk
Erwarton Village Sign, Suffolk

Erwarton or Arwarton is a small village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Shop Corner. Located on the Shotley peninsula around 9 miles (14 km) south of Ipswich, in 2005 it had a population of 110, increasing to 126 at the 2011 Census.

Neighbouring villages include Shotley, Shotley Gate, Harkstead, Chelmondiston and Holbrook.

The name originates from the Early Saxon Eoforweard tūn.[2]

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. ^ "The history of Suffolk place-names" at keithbriggs.info Archived 2014-05-22 at the Wayback Machine