Iken (Suffolk)
Iken is a small village in the marshland of the English county of Suffolk .
It is near the mouth of the River Alde and the North Sea southeast of Snape and north of Sudbourne and Orford.
"The Anchorage" is probably where the Abbey of Saint Botolph was, which is said to have stood from 654 to 870 in a place called "Ikenhoe" (probably Iken).
Individual evidence
- ^ Website with a photo of the building called "The Anchorage"
- ↑ Excerpt from St Botolph, His Life and Times by Prof. Kenneth Keenan
- ↑ Iken: Site of St Botulf's Minster ( Memento of the original from January 2, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
Commons : Iken - collection of images, videos and audio files
- The Parish Council website (English)
Coordinates: 52 ° 8 ' N , 1 ° 31' E