| St Margaret South Elmham | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Margaret | |
  St Margaret South Elmham Location within Suffolk | |
| Area | 2.4 km2 (0.93 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 100 (2005 est.)[2] |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM314839 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Harleston |
| Postcode district | IP20 |
| Dialling code | 01986 |
| UK Parliament | |
St Margaret South Elmham is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of the market town of Bungay in the East Suffolk district. It is one of the parishes surrounding Bungay which are known as The Saints.[3]
The parish has a population of around 100.[a][2] It borders the parishes of Flixton, St Cross South Elmham, St Peter South Elmham and All Saints and St Nicholas South Elmham.[4] The parish council is operated jointly with Flixton and St Cross South Elmham.[5]
The village is spread along the road linking St Cross South Elmham with All Saints and St Nicholas South Elmham, with a small cluster of houses around St Magarets Green, an area of common land at the southern border of the parish.[1][6] Other than a village hall and the parish church, the village has no services.[3]
The village church is dedicated to St Margaret. It has a Norman south doorway, a 14th-century tower and was restored during the 1870s.[1][7][8] The church is a Grade I listed building.[9] South Elmham Hall, a medieval moated site and former palace of the Bishop of Norwich, is on the eastern edge of the parish, extending into St Cross South Elmham. The site is a scheduled monument and the hall a Grade I listed building.[8][10]
- ^ a b c South Elmham St. Margaret, Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
- ^ a b Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk, Suffolk County Council, 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2009-04-19. (Archived, 2008-12-19.)
- ^ a b Flixton, St Margaret (South Elmham) and St Cross (South Elmham), Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ a b St Margaret South Elmham, East Suffolk District Council, 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ Flixton West & St Cross & St Margaret South Elmham Grouped Parish Council, Suffolk InfoLink, Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
- ^ St Margaret - Village Profile, Flixton, St Cross & St Margaret South Elmham GPC. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ Knott S (2008) St Margaret, South Elmham St Margaret, Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ a b Suckling AI (1846) 'South Elmham, St Margaret', in The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk: Volume 1, pp.221–226. Ipswich: WS Crowell. (Available online at British History Online. Retrieved 2021-02-28.)
- ^ Church of St Margaret, List entry, Historic England. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ Moated site and associated fishponds of a bishop's palace at South Elmham Hall, List entry, Historic England. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
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