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'''The Saints''' are a group of villages in [[Suffolk]], [[England]], 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 small towns of [[Halesworth]], [[Harleston, Norfolk|Harleston]], [[Bungay, Suffolk|Bungay]] and [[Beccles]]. During World War II signposts were removed which resulted in many US Airman having difficulty finding the way back to [[RAF Bungay]] at [[Flixton, The Saints|Flixton]] and other local airfields including [[Metfield]].
'''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]].


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, thirty miles away.
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.


The Saints are
The Saints are:
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*[[All Saints' South Elmham]]

*[[All Saints, South Elmham]]
*[[St Cross South Elmham]] (also known as Sancroft St George, and Sancroft).
*[[St Cross, South Elmham]] (also known as Sancroft St George, and Sancroft).
*[[St James South Elmham]]
*[[St James, South Elmham]]
*[[St Margaret South Elmham]]
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*[[St Margaret, South Elmham]]
*[[Homersfield|St Mary, South Elmham]] (also known as Homersfield)
*[[Homersfield|St Mary, South Elmham]] (also known as Homersfield)
*[[St Michael, South Elmham]]
*[[St Michael South Elmham]]
*[[St Nicholas, South Elmham]] (church no longer present)
*[[St Nicholas South Elmham]] (church no longer present)
*[[St Peter, South Elmham]]
*[[St Peter South Elmham]]
*[[St Andrew, Ilketshall]]
*[[Ilketshall St Andrew]]
*[[St John, Ilketshall]]
*[[Ilketshall St John]]
*[[St Lawrence, Ilketshall]] (aka Stone Street)
*[[Ilketshall St Lawrence]]
*[[St Margaret, Ilketshall]]
*[[Ilketshall St Margaret]]
*[[Flixton, The Saints|Flixton]] is generally grouped within the Saints
*[[Flixton, The Saints|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.
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]].


St Michael is one of the [[Thankful Villages]]. It is unclear whether North Elmham or [[South Elmham]], [[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.
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.

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}}


==Governance==
==Governance==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Portal|Suffolk}}
*[http://www.southelmham.co.uk/minster.php Where it all began] — South Elmham Minster
*[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]
*[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]

*[http://www.stpetersbrewery.co.uk/hall/about/history.htm The Brewery and Hall] — St Peters
*[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:

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]

  1. ^ "Ward population 2011.accessdate=20 September 2015".

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