Bedingfield is a village and

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in the Mid Suffolk district of

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, England. Rishangles and

Southolt Southolt is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, about southeast of Eye, on the road between Bedingfield and Worlingworth. History John Speed recorded the village on his 1610 map as "Southold". The Plough pub at Southolt Green opened i ...

were included in the population at the 2011 Census.

Notable residents

* Thomas Bedingfield (c.1554–1635/36), lawyer and politician who was J.P. for Suffolk from 1584 and the

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for

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in 1586. * Angus McBean (1904-1990), Welsh photographer, set designer and cult figure associated with

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. * Jasper Conran (1959- ), fashion designer. All three have lived at Flemings Hall in the parish.

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Villages in Suffolk Mid Suffolk District Civil parishes in Suffolk {{Suffolk-geo-stub