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Somerton

"SOMERTON, a parish in the hundred of Babergh, county Suffolk, 6 miles N.W. of Sudbury railway station, 7 N.E. of Clare, and 9 S.W. of Bury St. Edmund's, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on a branch of the river Stour, and is wholly agricultural. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich, value £207. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, has a tower containing four bells. The register dates from 1538. The parochial charities produce about £11 per annum. J. G. W. Poley, Esq., is lord of the manor."

Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)

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Cemeteries

Anglican
St Margaret, Somerton, Church of England

Churches

Anglican
St Margaret, Somerton, Church of England

You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Somerton area or see them printed on a map.

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Church History

Descriptions and photographs of churches in the parish may be found in Simon Knott's Suffolk Churches.
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Description and Travel

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

You can see the administrative areas in which Somerton has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TL811530 (Lat/Lon: 52.145593, 0.64533), Somerton which are provided by: