Shipmeadow

Shipmeadow
Shipmeadow Shipmeadow shown within Suffolk
Population	140 (2011 census)^[1]
OS grid reference	TM382900
District	Waveney
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Beccles
Postcode district	NR
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Suffolk

Coordinates: 52°27′22″N 1°30′18″E / 52.456°N 1.505°E / 52.456; 1.505

St. Bartholomew's Church in Shipmeadow

Shipmeadow is a small village located on the Beccles to Bungay road.^[2] The village is located in the County of Suffolk. Shipmeadow has no shop or even a church because it was made redundant in 1980. Of the village's 140 population, 69 are male and 71 are female according to the 2011 Census.^[3]

History

Shipmeadow is recorded in the domesday book as Scitmetdua or Scipmedu. This settlement appears on the John Speed's 1610 map as Shepemeadow. This shows that the name has more likely to be sheep meadow rather than the current Shipmeadow.

In the 1870s, John Marius Wilson made the following notes about Shipmeadow:

'Shipmeadow, a parish, with a village, in Wangford district, Suffolk; 2½ miles W by S of Beccles r. station. It has a post-office under Beccles. The church was repaired in 1856. The Wangford workhouse is here, has accommodation for about 400 inmates.'^[4]

Population of Shipmeadow based on Census data

19th Century Map of Shipmeadow

References

↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 20 September 2015.
↑ Kelly, E. R., ed. (1875). "SHIPMEADOW". The Post Office Directory of Cambridge, Norfolk and Suffolk. London: Kelly & Co. p. 908.
↑ "Shipmeadow (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
↑ Wilson, John Marius (1870–72). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullerton & Co.

External links

Workhouse Chapel of St James, Shipmeadow Suffolk Churches

Waveney

Towns	Beccles Bungay Carlton Colville Halesworth Lowestoft Southwold

Civil parishes	All Saints and St Nicholas, South Elmham Barnby Barsham Benacre Blundeston Blyford Brampton with Stoven Corton Covehithe Ellough Flixton (Lothingland) Flixton (the Saints) Frostenden Gisleham Henstead with Hulver Street Holton Kessingland Lound Mettingham Mutford North Cove Oulton Redisham Reydon Ringsfield Rumburgh Rushmere Shadingfield Shipmeadow Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet Sotherton Sotterley South Cove Spexhall St Andrew, Ilketshall St Cross, South Elmham St James, South Elmham St John, Ilketshall St Lawrence, Ilketshall St Margaret, Ilketshall St Margaret, South Elmham St Mary, South Elmham St Michael, South Elmham St Peter, South Elmham Uggeshall Wangford with Henham Westhall Weston Willingham St Mary Wissett Worlingham Wrentham

See also: Waveney (UK Parliament constituency) Waveney local elections

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