| St Michael South Elmham | |
|---|---|
 St Michael's church | |
  St Michael South Elmham Location within Suffolk | |
| Area | 2.4 km2 (0.93 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 60 (2005 est.)[2] |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM340840 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bungay |
| Postcode district | NR35 |
| Dialling code | 01986 |
| UK Parliament | |
St Michael 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 of the market town of Bungay in the East Suffolk district. It is one of the villages surrounding Bungay which make up the area known as The Saints.[3]
The parish is sparsely populated with an estimated population of around 60.[a][2] It borders the parishes of St Peter South Elmham, All Saints and St Nicholas South Elmham, Ilketshall St Margaret and Rumburgh.[4] The parish council operates jointly with All Saints and St Nicholas and St Michael.[3]
With no residents killed during World War I, the village is one of two Thankful Village in Suffolk. It is one of only fourteen doubly thankful villages in England, in that it lost no residents in World War II either.[3][5]
- ^ South Elmham St. Michael, Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ a b Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk, Suffolk County Council, 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2021-02-24. (Archived, 2008-12-19.)
- ^ a b c All Saints & St. Nicholas, St Michael and St Peter, South Elmham, Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ a b Village profile: St Michael South Elmham, East Suffolk District Council, 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ^ Knott S (2008) St Michael, South Elmham St Michael, Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
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