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Sotterley
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Also known as Sotterley, Suffolk

Sotterley, originally Southern-lea from its situation south of the river, is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk, located approximately south-east of Beccles and east of Willingham St Mary and Shadingfield. The parish is primarily agricultural with a dispersed population of 113 at the 2011 census. The parish council operates to administer jointly the parishes of Shadingfield, Willingham St Mary, Sotterley and Ellough.

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Place details

Locality
East Suffolk
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Key facts

UK place.official_name
Sotterley
UK place.country
England
UK place.region
East of England
UK place.static_image_name
Sotterley_Cemetery_Chapel_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1245325.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Sotterley cemetery chapel
UK place.area_total_km2
6
UK place.population
113
UK place.population_ref
(2011)
UK place.os_grid_reference
TM454845
UK place.post_town
Beccles
UK place.postcode_area
NR
UK place.postcode_district
NR34
UK place.dial_code
01502
UK place.constituency_westminster
Waveney
UK place.shire_district
East Suffolk
UK place.shire_county
Suffolk
UK place.hide_services
yes

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • {{anchor|Sotterley Hall|Sotterley Hall}}Sotterley Hall and estate
  • Churches
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Sotterley, originally Southern-lea from its situation south of the river, is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk, located approximately south-east of Beccles and east of Willingham St Mary and Shadingfield. The parish is primarily agricultural with a dispersed population of 113 at the 2011 census. The parish council operates to administer jointly the parishes of Shadingfield, Willingham St Mary, Sotterley and Ellough.

Sotterley Hall remains at the centre of the parish which now has very few basic services. A saw mill operates in the village, often making use of wood from the of mixed woodland managed by the Sotterley estate.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sotterley” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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