Metfield
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Metfield is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district, in Suffolk, England, but its name is derived from Medefeld or 'Meadow feld' (see Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names). It is situated close to the border with Norfolk, being approximately 5 miles south east of Harleston and 7 miles north west of Halesworth. The population was estimated to be 370 in 1996, increasing to 388 at the 2011 Census.
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Place details
- Locality
- Mid Suffolk
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 388
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Metfield
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.civil_parish
- Metfield
- UK place.population
- 388
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.post_town
- HARLESTON
- UK place.postcode_area
- IP
- UK place.postcode_district
- IP20
- UK place.dial_code
- 01379
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Waveney Valley
- UK place.shire_county
- Suffolk
- UK place.shire_district
- Mid Suffolk
- UK place.hide_services
- Yes
- UK place.static_image_name
- St.John the Baptist Church, Metfield - geograph.org.uk - 1096476.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Church of St. John the Baptist
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 388
- Image
- St.John the Baptist Church, Metfield - geograph.org.uk - 1096476.jpg
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Metfield is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district, in Suffolk, England, but its name is derived from Medefeld or 'Meadow feld' (see Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names). It is situated close to the border with Norfolk, being approximately 5 miles south east of Harleston and 7 miles north west of Halesworth. The population was estimated to be 370 in 1996, increasing to 388 at the 2011 Census.
==History== The parish was part of the historic Hoxne Hundred.
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