Monk Soham

Monk Soham
The parish church of St Peters in Monk Soham
Monk Soham is located in Suffolk
Monk Soham
Monk Soham
Location within Suffolk
Population156 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTM214651
Civil parish
  • Monk Soham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWOODBRIDGE
Postcode districtIP13
Dialling code01728
PoliceSuffolk
FireSuffolk
AmbulanceEast of England
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52°14′22″N 1°14′29″E / 52.239495°N 1.241331°E / 52.239495; 1.241331
Monk Soham Village Sign

Monk Soham is a village in Suffolk, eastern England, four miles (6.4 km) northeast of Debenham and six miles (10 km) northwest of Framlingham. The neighbouring villages are Bedfield, Ashfield cum Thorpe, Kenton and Bedingfield.[2] The nearest primary school is in Bedfield. There are secondary schools in Framlingham, Debenham and Woodbridge.[3]

In 2011, Monk Soham had a population of 156.[4]

In the early 1870s, Monk Soham was described as a parish, with a village, in Hoxne district, Suffolk; four and a quarter miles WNW of Framlingham r. station. Post town, Wickham-Market. Acres, 1,569. Real property, £3,153. Pop., 442. Houses, 86. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £530. There are a parochial school, and charities £80.[5]

  1. ^ "Census". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. ^ Monk Soham Parish Council. "Welcome to Monk Soham". @onesuffolk. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Schools and Colleges in IP13". Yell.com. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Monk Soham: Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  5. ^ Wilson, John Marius (1870–72). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co. Retrieved 5 February 2014.