St Nicholas South Elmham
Cross marking the site of St Nicholas' church
St Nicholas South Elmham is located in Suffolk
St Nicholas South Elmham
St Nicholas South Elmham
Location within Suffolk
OS grid referenceTM323829
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHarleston
Postcode districtIP20
Dialling code01986
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°23′42″N 1°24′40″E / 52.395°N 1.411°E / 52.395; 1.411

St Nicholas South Elmham is a place and former civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. The parish was combined with All Saints' South Elmham in 1737 to form the parish of All Saints and St. Nicholas, South Elmham. It is 5 miles (8.0 km) south of the market town of Bungay in the East Suffolk district. It is part of the area around Bungay known as The Saints.[1]

The village has always been sparsely populated, with the population rising to around 100 in the early 19th-century, with 94 residents at the 1851 United Kingdom census.[2] The combined population of the modern parish is around 130.[3] The main area of population in St Nicholas is spread along the road leading from around St Margaret South Elmham to the site of the former parish church.[2][4]

The church of St Nicholas was in ruins by the 17th-century and by the early 20th-century only a cross survived marking the position of the building.[5][6] The parish church is now All Saints Church, South Elmham, although it is formally redundant and cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ All Saints & St. Nicholas, St Michael and St Peter, South Elmham, Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  2. ^ a b South Elmham All Saints and St Nicholas, Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  3. ^ Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk, Suffolk County Council, 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2021-02-23. (Archived, 2008-12-19.)
  4. ^ Suckling AI (1846) 'South Elmham, St Nicholas', in The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk: Volume 1 pp.227–229. Ipswich: WS Crowell. (Available online at British History Online. Retrieved 2021-02-27.)
  5. ^ Knott S (2008) St Nicholas, South Elmham St Nicholas, Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  6. ^ Monument record SEN 008 - St Nicholas' Church (site of), Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  7. ^ All Saints' Church, South Elmham, Suffolk, Churches Conservation Trust. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  8. ^ Knott S (2008) All Saints, South Elmham All Saints, Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
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