Sotterley

This article is about the village in England. For the National Historic Landmark and plantation house in Hollywood, Maryland, United States, see Sotterley (Hollywood, Maryland).

Sotterley
Sotterley cemetery chapel
Sotterley is located in Suffolk
Sotterley
Sotterley
Location within Suffolk
Area6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) [1]
Population113 (2011)[1]
• Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM454845
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBeccles
Postcode districtNR34
Dialling code01502
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°24′04″N 1°36′36″E / 52.401°N 1.610°E / 52.401; 1.610

Sotterley, originally Southern-lea from its situation south of the river,[2] is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk, located approximately 4 miles (6 km) south-east of Beccles and 1.5 miles (2 km) east of Willingham St Mary and Shadingfield. The parish is primarily agricultural with a dispersed population of 113 at the 2011 census.[1][3][4] The parish council operates to administer jointly the parishes of Shadingfield, Willingham St Mary, Sotterley and Ellough.[5]

Sotterley Hall remains at the centre of the parish which now has very few basic services.[6] A saw mill operates in the village,[7] often making use of wood from the 160 hectares (400 acres) of mixed woodland managed by the Sotterley estate.[8]

  1. ^ a b c Village profile: Sotterley, East Suffolk District Council, 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  2. ^ Suckling, A.I., (1846). 'Sotterley', in The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk, 2 vols (W.S. Cowell, Ipswich 1846), I, pp. 81–96 (British History Online). Retrieved 2011-04-06.
  3. ^ 'Sotterley and Benacre plateau', Waveney District landscape character assessment pp.191–195, Waveney District Council, April 2008. Retrieved 2011-04-18. (Archived, 2011-07-19.)
  4. ^ A profile of Waveney[permanent dead link], Waveney District Council, February 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  5. ^ Shadingfield, Sotterley, Willingham and Ellough Parish Council Website, 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  6. ^ Shadingfield, Sotterley, Willingham & Ellough, Healthy Suffolk, Suffolk County Council, 2016. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  7. ^ The Sawmill, Sotterley Estate. Retrieved 2009-04-19. (Archived, 2012-03-22.)
  8. ^ Woodlands, Sotterley Estate. Retrieved 2009-04-19. (Archived, 2012-03-22.)