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''' | '''St Margaret South Elmham''' is a little village in northern [[Suffolk]]; in the midst of the group of seven villages southwest of [[Bungay]] known as [[South Elmham]], and part of the wider group known as "The Saints". | ||
St Margaret is the largest of the South Elmham villages, stretching for half a mile or so along the curving road between [[Homersfield]] and [[Halesworth]]. It lies a little east of [[St Cross South Elmham|St Cross]], strung all along a single lane running across the fen between St Cross and [[All Saints South Elmham|All Saints]]. [[South Elmham | St Margaret is the largest of the South Elmham villages, stretching for half a mile or so along the curving road between [[Homersfield]] and [[Halesworth]]. It lies a little east of [[St Cross South Elmham|St Cross]], strung all along a single lane running across the fen between St Cross and [[All Saints South Elmham|All Saints]]. [[St James South Elmham|St James]], a tiny hamlet, is just to the south. | ||
The parish is known as South Elmham St Margaret. Its church, St Margaret, is a delightful parish church. It has a 14th century tower, as do other of the churches of its sister villages. It underwent a Victorian restoration by Phipson in the 1870s. In the porch stand the old village stocks, now out of use. | The parish is known as South Elmham St Margaret. Its church, St Margaret, is a delightful parish church. It has a 14th-century tower, as do other of the churches of its sister villages. It underwent a Victorian restoration by Phipson in the 1870s. In the porch stand the old village stocks, now out of use. | ||
[[File:St.Margarets South Elmham Village Sign - geograph.org.uk - 1136597.jpg|left|180px|Village sign in St Margaret]] | [[File:St.Margarets South Elmham Village Sign - geograph.org.uk - 1136597.jpg|left|180px|Village sign in St Margaret]] | ||
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[[Category:South Elmham|Margaret]] | [[Category:South Elmham|Margaret]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:41, 28 January 2016
St Margaret South Elmham is a little village in northern Suffolk; in the midst of the group of seven villages southwest of Bungay known as South Elmham, and part of the wider group known as "The Saints".
St Margaret is the largest of the South Elmham villages, stretching for half a mile or so along the curving road between Homersfield and Halesworth. It lies a little east of St Cross, strung all along a single lane running across the fen between St Cross and All Saints. St James, a tiny hamlet, is just to the south.
The parish is known as South Elmham St Margaret. Its church, St Margaret, is a delightful parish church. It has a 14th-century tower, as do other of the churches of its sister villages. It underwent a Victorian restoration by Phipson in the 1870s. In the porch stand the old village stocks, now out of use.
