Shottisham

Shottisham is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It lies in the Wilford Hundred, about four and a half miles south-east of Woodbridge, between the parishes of Sutton, Alderton, Ramsholt and Hollesley. About three miles from the coast at Hollesley Bay and Shingle Street, the village street overlooks a slight hollow of meads and copses at the road crossing of Shottisham Creek, a tributary brook of the river Deben.

== History == The origins of Shottisham and its name can be traced back to Old English, being translated to 'Scot or *Sceot's homestead/village'. The earliest history of Shottisham is recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book and is described as being located in the Wilford Hundred. Shottisham had 24 households, which was quite large compared to other nearby village parishes, containing 1 smallholder and 15 free men. The land was valued at £1.8, of which the overlords at this time were Edric of Laxfield and Godric of Peyton. left|thumb|Total Number of Houses in Shottisham from 1831 to 1961 Parish boundary records for Shottisham date back to 1831. The village then had 2,320 acres of land: however, this figure had reduced by 1881 to 1,884 acres, owing to parish boundary changes.