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Saxmundham
Saxmundham (/sæksˈmʌndəm/ saks-MUN-dəm) is a market town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is set in the valley of the River Fromus about 18 miles (29 km) north-east of Ipswich and 5 miles (8 km) west of the coast at Sizewell. The town is bypassed by the main A12 road between London and Lowestoft. The town is served by Saxmundham railway station on the East Suffolk Line between Ipswich and Lowestoft. In 2021 the parish had a population of 4,777.
The district electoral ward also has the name Saxmundham. Its population at the 2011 census was 4,913.
As of February 2024,[update] Saxmundham Town Council consisted of eleven councillors.
The Town Clerk is Mrs Sharon Smith.
In 1894 Saxmundham became part of Plomesgate Rural District, in 1900 Saxmundham became an urban district, the district contained the parish of Saxmundham. On 1 April 1974 the district and parish were abolished and became part of Suffolk Coastal district in the non-metropolitan county of Suffolk. A successor parish was formed covering the same area as the former district and its parish. In 2019 it became part of East Suffolk district.
The place-name Saxmundham is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Sasmunde(s)ham. It appears as Saxmundham in the Feet of Fines of 1213. The name denotes "Seaxmund's village or estate".
The Parish Church of St John the Baptist dates back to the 11th century. Some features remain from the medieval period, but its present appearance owes most to the 19th century. Much of the church's official architectural guide, with accounts of its medieval remnants, can be read on the Town Council site.
Saxmundham has facilities for overnight, bed-and-breakfast and camping accommodation.
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Saxmundham
Saxmundham (/sæksˈmʌndəm/ saks-MUN-dəm) is a market town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is set in the valley of the River Fromus about 18 miles (29 km) north-east of Ipswich and 5 miles (8 km) west of the coast at Sizewell. The town is bypassed by the main A12 road between London and Lowestoft. The town is served by Saxmundham railway station on the East Suffolk Line between Ipswich and Lowestoft. In 2021 the parish had a population of 4,777.
The district electoral ward also has the name Saxmundham. Its population at the 2011 census was 4,913.
As of February 2024,[update] Saxmundham Town Council consisted of eleven councillors.
The Town Clerk is Mrs Sharon Smith.
In 1894 Saxmundham became part of Plomesgate Rural District, in 1900 Saxmundham became an urban district, the district contained the parish of Saxmundham. On 1 April 1974 the district and parish were abolished and became part of Suffolk Coastal district in the non-metropolitan county of Suffolk. A successor parish was formed covering the same area as the former district and its parish. In 2019 it became part of East Suffolk district.
The place-name Saxmundham is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Sasmunde(s)ham. It appears as Saxmundham in the Feet of Fines of 1213. The name denotes "Seaxmund's village or estate".
The Parish Church of St John the Baptist dates back to the 11th century. Some features remain from the medieval period, but its present appearance owes most to the 19th century. Much of the church's official architectural guide, with accounts of its medieval remnants, can be read on the Town Council site.
Saxmundham has facilities for overnight, bed-and-breakfast and camping accommodation.
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