Southolt is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, about 4+1⁄2 miles (7 km) southeast of Eye, on the road between Bedingfield and Worlingworth.
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![]() St Margaret's parish church, seen from the southwest | |
![]() ![]() Southolt Location within Suffolk | |
Population | 70 [citation needed] |
OS grid reference | TM1968 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Eye |
Postcode district | IP23 |
Dialling code | 01728 |
Police | Suffolk |
Fire | Suffolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
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John Speed recorded the village on his 1610 map as "Southold".
The Plough pub at Southolt Green opened in the 17th century and closed about 1990.[1]
Southolt's population declined greatly in the 20th century, and is now fewer than 70.[2]
The Church of England parish church of St Margaret is a 15th-century flint building. Its chancel was rebuilt in brick in 1771. The west end of the nave was rebuilt in 1907. Monuments inside include a brass made in 1585. The building is Grade II* listed.[3]
The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich now lets the church to the village on a peppercorn rent. Services are held at least three times a year.
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