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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, 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 and other local airfields including Metfield.

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, thirty miles 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
St Andrew, Ilketshall
St John, Ilketshall
St Lawrence, Ilketshall (aka Stone Street)
St Margaret, Ilketshall
Flixton is generally grouped within the Saints

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 or South Elmham, Suffolk is the site of East Anglia's second See ("Helmham"), founded in the reign of King Ealdwulf (c.664-713) according to Bede.

Governance

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

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

External links

Where it all began — South Elmham Minster
The Saints from suffolkchurches.co.uk
The Mystery of the two Elmhams
The Brewery and Hall — St Peters
Flixton Parish — aka St Mary South Elmham

52°25′N 1°28′E / 52.41°N 1.47°E / 52.41; 1.47

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[1] "Ward population 2011.accessdate=20 September 2015".

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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 and other local airfields including [[Metfield]].
+'''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]] and other local airfields including [[Metfield]].
-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, thirty miles away.
 The Saints are