St Cross South Elmham

St Cross South Elmham
Church of St George
St Cross South Elmham is located in Suffolk
St Cross South Elmham
St Cross South Elmham
Location within Suffolk
Area5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) [1]
Population217 (2005 est.)[2]
• Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM299841
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHarleston
Postcode districtIP20
Dialling code01986
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°24′22″N 1°22′48″E / 52.406°N 1.380°E / 52.406; 1.380

St Cross South Elmham is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is in the East Suffolk district, close to the border with Norfolk and is 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Harleston and 4.25 miles (6.84 km) south-west of Bungay. It is one of the villages around Bungay known as the Saints.

The parish has a population of around 120.[a][2] The parish borders the parishes of St Margaret South Elmham, Homersfield, Flixton, All Saints and St Nicholas South Elmham, St James South Elmham, Metfield and Mendham. The parish council is joined with Flixton and St Margaret South Elmham.[4]

The parish name is a portmanteau of the medieval parish name "Saint George Sancroft", as the village church is named St George.[5] The Sancroft part of the name comes from the sandy nature of the soil in the area surrounding the church of St George.[6] The modern village itself is small and lacks services beyond the parish church.[7] A volunteer group known as Waveney Community Bus, provide a bus service to residents living in the St Cross area.[8]

St Cross is known for its views of the English countryside and was home to the poet and writer Elizabeth Smart for the last years of her life. She was buried in the graveyard of the church of St George after her death in 1986.[5]

  1. ^ Village profile: St. Cross, South Elmham, East Suffolk District Council, 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk, Suffolk County Council, 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2009-04-19. (Archived, 2008-12-19.)
  3. ^ St Margaret South Elmham, East Suffolk District Council, 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  4. ^ Flixton West & St Cross & St Margaret South Elmham Grouped Parish Council, Suffolk InfoLink, Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Suckling, Alfred (1864). "South Elmham, St George or St Cross". British History Online. WS Crowell. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ McClellan, Christine (1 September 2009). "Waveney Community Bus Limited" (PDF). Waveney Community Bus Limited. Retrieved 23 March 2016.


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