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| ⚫ | '''The Saints''' are a group of villages in the north of the [[English county]] of [[Suffolk]], between the rivers [[River Blyth, Suffolk|Blyth]] and [[River Waveney|Waveney]] near to the border with [[Norfolk]]. The villages are all named after a saint (that of their [[parish church]]), and either '''South Elmham''' or '''Ilketshall''' named after the 'hall of Alfkethill'. Known by locals as 'up the Parishes' the area is found between the market towns of [[Halesworth]], [[Harleston, Norfolk|Harleston]], [[Bungay]] and [[Beccles]]. |
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South Elmham comes from the Anglo-Saxon " |
South Elmham comes from the Anglo-Saxon "[[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] where elms grew" and is first mentioned in [[Domesday Book]] as Almeham; [[North Elmham]] is in Norfolk, {{convert|30|mi|km}} away. |
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The Saints are |
The Saints are: |
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*[[All Saints' South Elmham]] |
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*[[St Cross South Elmham]] (also known as Sancroft St George, and Sancroft). |
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*[[St |
*[[St James South Elmham]] |
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*[[St James South Elmham]] - [[Benjamin Franklin]]'s great-great-grandmother was [[Alice Elmy]] born at Frenze Hall near [[Diss]] on the [[Suffolk]] /[[Norfolk]] border in [[England]], but her family were from St James. |
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*[[St Margaret South Elmham]] |
*[[St Margaret South Elmham]] |
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*St Mary South Elmham (known as |
*[[Homersfield|St Mary, South Elmham]] (also known as Homersfield) |
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*St Mary South Elmham (known as [[Homersfield]]) |
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*[[St Michael South Elmham]] |
*[[St Michael South Elmham]] |
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*[[St Nicholas South Elmham]] (church no longer present) |
*[[St Nicholas South Elmham]] (church no longer present) |
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*[[St Peter South Elmham]] |
*[[St Peter South Elmham]] |
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*[[Ilketshall St John]] |
*[[Ilketshall St John]] |
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*[[Ilketshall St Lawrence]] |
*[[Ilketshall St Lawrence]] |
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*[[Ilketshall St Margaret]] |
*[[Ilketshall St Margaret]] |
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*[[Flixton, The Saints|Flixton]] is generally grouped within the Saints |
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*[[Rumburgh Priory]] is historically connected with the Saints churches and is less than 1km from All Saints South Elmham |
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Each of the villages also constitutes a [[civil parish]], apart from All Saints and St Nicholas, which are joined together in the [[All Saints and St Nicholas, South Elmham]] parish. |
Each of the villages also constitutes a [[civil parish]], apart from All Saints and St Nicholas, which are joined together in the [[All Saints and St Nicholas, South Elmham]] parish. St Michael is one of the [[Thankful Villages]]. |
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It is unclear whether North Elmham in Norfolk or [[South Elmham]] in Suffolk is the site of East Anglia's second See ("Helmham"), founded in the reign of King [[Ealdwulf of East Anglia|Ealdwulf]] (c.664-713) according to Bede. |
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The Saints is the setting for much of [[Michael Ondaatje]]'s ''[[Warlight]]'', a mystery set in the 1950s in which the area is described as having a unique culture.{{cn|date=May 2021}} |
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==Governance== |
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An [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] of Waveney District Council with the same name exists. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 Census was 2,242.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/the-saints-e05007246#sthash.RCJWw4z0.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011.accessdate=20 September 2015}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.southelmham.co.uk/minster.asp Where it all began] — South Elmham Minster |
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*[http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/selintro.html The Saints from suffolkchurches.co.uk] |
*[http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/selintro.html The Saints from suffolkchurches.co.uk] |
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*[http://www.wuffings.co.uk/WuffSites/Helmham.htm The Mystery of the two Elmhams] |
*[http://www.wuffings.co.uk/WuffSites/Helmham.htm The Mystery of the two Elmhams] |
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*[http://www.stpetersbrewery.co.uk/hall/about/history.htm The Brewery and Hall] — St Peters |
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*[http://www.bigenealogy.com/suffolk/flixton_parish2.htm Flixton Parish] — aka St Mary South Elmham |
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Latest revision as of 12:06, 28 October 2023
The Saints are a group of villages in the north of the English county of Suffolk, between the rivers Blyth and Waveney near to the border with Norfolk. The villages are all named after a saint (that of their parish church), and either South Elmham or Ilketshall named after the 'hall of Alfkethill'. Known by locals as 'up the Parishes' the area is found between the market towns of Halesworth, Harleston, Bungay and Beccles.
South Elmham comes from the Anglo-Saxon "hamlet where elms grew" and is first mentioned in Domesday Book as Almeham; North Elmham is in Norfolk, 30 miles (48 km) away.
The Saints are:
- All Saints' South Elmham
- St Cross South Elmham (also known as Sancroft St George, and Sancroft).
- St James South Elmham
- St Margaret South Elmham
- St Mary, South Elmham (also known as Homersfield)
- St Michael South Elmham
- St Nicholas South Elmham (church no longer present)
- St Peter South Elmham
- Ilketshall St Andrew
- Ilketshall St John
- Ilketshall St Lawrence
- Ilketshall St Margaret
- Flixton is generally grouped within the Saints
- Rumburgh Priory is historically connected with the Saints churches and is less than 1km from All Saints South Elmham
Each of the villages also constitutes a civil parish, apart from All Saints and St Nicholas, which are joined together in the All Saints and St Nicholas, South Elmham parish. St Michael is one of the Thankful Villages.
It is unclear whether North Elmham in Norfolk or South Elmham in Suffolk is the site of East Anglia's second See ("Helmham"), founded in the reign of King Ealdwulf (c.664-713) according to Bede.
The Saints is the setting for much of Michael Ondaatje's Warlight, a mystery set in the 1950s in which the area is described as having a unique culture.[citation needed]
Governance[edit]
An electoral ward of Waveney District Council with the same name exists. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 Census was 2,242.[1]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
52°25′N 1°28′E / 52.41°N 1.47°E
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