Somersham, Suffolk

Somersham
Somersham
	St. Mary's Church
	Somersham Location within Suffolk
Population	710
District	Mid Suffolk;
Shire county	Suffolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	IPSWICH
Postcode district	IP8
Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England
	List of places UK England Suffolk 52°05′53″N 1°02′33″E / 52.097994°N 1.042622°E

Somersham (also known as Lower Somersham) is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Ipswich, with a population of 710 (2005).^[1]

Amenities

There are two churches in the village: the St. Mary's Parish Church (OS grid TM0948), built in the early part of the 14th century and located just off Main Road in the southeast part of the village; and a Baptist Chapel in the northwest part.

There remains one operational public house, 'The Duke of Marlborough', located on Main Road. Of the earlier pubs, the 'King's Head'^[2] (OS grid TM 085 486) and the 'Griffin'^[3] (OS grid TM 090 485) were both closed in the early 20th century and converted to residential use.

The village is served by Somersham Primary School and a new^[when?] village hall. The earlier Post Office and small shop closed in 2005, but a community shop opened in a purpose-built building in July 2012. Other services include a hair salon and a garage.^[4]

Notable features

Somersham is situated in a relatively (for East Anglia) pronounced valley. There is a small stream flowing to the north of the village field parallel to Main Road.

Tudor Grange (OS grid TM0848) are a series of traditional timber-framed 16th-century buildings on the northwest side of the village.

References

^ ^a ^b Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived 2008-12-19 at the Wayback Machine Suffolk County Council
^ "The Suffolk Pubs Guide - Somersham King's Head". CAMRA. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ "The Suffolk Pubs Guide - Somersham Griffin". CAMRA. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ "Welcome". Somersham Parish Council. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

External links

[population-1] Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived 2008-12-19 at the Wayback Machine Suffolk County Council

[2] "The Suffolk Pubs Guide - Somersham King's Head". CAMRA. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[3] "The Suffolk Pubs Guide - Somersham Griffin". CAMRA. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[4] "Welcome". Somersham Parish Council. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

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