Middleton, Suffolk

Middleton

Middleton Village
Middleton
 Middleton shown within Suffolk
Population 343 
Shire countySuffolk
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Saxmundham
Postcode district IP17
EU Parliament East of England
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Coordinates: 52°15′17″N 1°33′31″E / 52.254807°N 1.558503°E / 52.254807; 1.558503

Middleton is a village in Suffolk, England. It is located approximately 3 miles (5 km) north-west of Leiston, 5 miles (8 km) north east of Saxmundham and 3 miles (5 km) from the Suffolk coast.[1] The village is on the B1122 2 miles (3 km) east of Yoxford and had a population of 359 at the 2001 census,[2] falling to 343 at the 2011 Census.[3]

The parish church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity.[4] The village has one pub, the Bell Inn owned by Adnams Brewery,[5] and until the last decade the village had a post office. The nearest post office now is located in the village of Westleton. Middleton primary school currently caters for children aged 5 to 9 years old.[6]

Translator Michael Hamburger lived in the village until his death in 2007.[7]

References

  1. Middleton cum Fordley Parish Council. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  2. Neighbourhood Statistics: Suffolk Coastal 2001 Census Dataset. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  3. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  4. Holy Trinity, Middleton The Suffolk Churches site, July 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  5. The Bell Inn Profile, Camra, Suffolk. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  6. Middleton CP School, Suffolk County Council Profile. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  7. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/michael-hamburger-452643.html Michael Hamburger Obituary

External links

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