civil parish
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now in the parish of
Brampton with Stoven
Brampton with Stoven is a civil parish in the East Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk. It is located south of the town of Beccles and north-east of Halesworth, with an area of .East Suffolk East Suffolk may refer to the following places in Suffolk, England:
* East Suffolk (county), a county until 1974
* East Suffolk District, a local government district established in 2019
* East Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency), an electoral dist ...
district of the
English county
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of
Suffolk
Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include L ...
. It is located approximately north east of
Halesworth
Halesworth is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in north-eastern Suffolk, England. The population stood at 4,726 in the 2011 Census. It lies south-west of Lowestoft, on a tributary of the River Blyth, upstream from Southwold. T ...
and south of
Beccles
Beccles ( ) is a market town
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. In 1961 the parish had a population of 110. In 1987 the parish was merged with
Brampton
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to form
Brampton with Stoven
Brampton with Stoven is a civil parish in the East Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk. It is located south of the town of Beccles and north-east of Halesworth, with an area of .The Waveney (Parishes) Order 1987
Local Government Boundary Commission for England
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. Retrieved 2020-01-17. and the population of the expanded parish was 427 at the
2011 United Kingdom census
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East Suffolk District Council
East Suffolk is a local government district in Suffolk, England, which was established on 1 April 2019, following the merger of the existing Suffolk Coastal and Waveney districts. At the 2011 census, the two districts had a combined population ...
, October 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-08. Brampton is located just to the west,
Uggeshall
Uggeshall is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England, located approximately 6 miles (10 km) south of Beccles and 4 miles (6km) north east of Halesworth close to the A145. The mid-2005 popul ...
to the south and
Sotterley
Sotterley, originally ''Southern-lea'' from its situation south of the river, Suckling, A.I., (1846). 'Sotterley', in ''The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk'', 2 vols (W.S. Cowell, Ipswich 1846), Ipp. 81–96(British History Onli ...
to the north.
The parish church is dedicated to St Margaret and is a Grade II*
listed building
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.The Suffolk Churches site Retrieved 2009-04-19 It was threatened with demolition and sale in the late 1980s and early 1990s before being listed when its medieval structure was revealed. The church re-opened in 1996 and restoration work is believed to be ongoing.
Stoven has no services other than the church.Brampton with Stoven Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2020-02-08. Children attend primary school in Brampton and high school in
Beccles
Beccles ( ) is a market town
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. The local
public house
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, a 17th-century Grade II listed building,Cherry Tree Suffolk Pubs,
Campaign for Real Ale
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. Retrieved 2021-02-12 re-opened in July 2008 after having been closed for three and a half years, but closed again in early 2011 and has been converted to residential use.