Redisham

Redisham
St Peter's Church
Redisham is located in Suffolk
Redisham
Redisham
Location within Suffolk
Area3 km2 (1.2 sq mi) [1]
Population125 (2011)[1]
• Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM409844
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBeccles
Postcode districtNR34
Dialling code01502
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°24′18″N 1°32′24″E / 52.405°N 1.540°E / 52.405; 1.540

Redisham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is located 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) south-west of Beccles and 4+1⁄3 miles (7.0 km) north-east of Halesworth in the East Suffolk district. The population of the parish was 125 at the 2011 United Kingdom census.[1]

The parish is in a rural location.[2] It borders Ilketshall St Andrew, Westhall, Brampton with Stoven, Shadingfield, Weston and Ringsfield.[1] The village is on the eastern border of the parish, with some of the housing in it across the border in Shadingfield.[2]

The village has limited services, although Brampton railway station on the East Suffolk Line is closer to Redisham than it is to Brampton.[2] The parish church is dedicated to St Peter.[3][4] It is a Grade I listed building with a Norman doorway[3][4] and has been the site of a church since the 10th Century. It is reported to be the smallest church in Suffolk with only 60 seats.[3]

The author Adrian Bell farmed a smallholding in the village during World War II.[5] This was the childhood home of his children, translator Anthea Bell and the journalist and politician Martin Bell.[2]

Redisham Hall is located to the north of the village but is in Ringsfield parish.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Village profile: Redisham, East Suffolk District Council, 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  2. ^ a b c d e Redisham, Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  3. ^ a b c Hundred River Benefice. Retrieved 2009-04-21
  4. ^ a b Knott S (2018) St Peter, Redisham, Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  5. ^ Smith A (2017) Commemorative bench unveiled during walk on the history of land girls in Redisham, Eastern Daily Press, 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2021-02-15.

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