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St. Peter's church, Athelington - geograph.org.uk - 362469.jpg
St Peter's Church, Athelington
Athelington is located in Suffolk
Athelington
Athelington
Area 2.00 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Population 30 (2005 Est.)
• Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
OS grid reference TL210710
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Eye
Postcode district IP21
Dialling code 01728
Police Suffolk
Fire Suffolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK Parliament
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52°17′38″N 1°14′06″E / 52.294°N 1.235°E / 52.294; 1.235

Athelington is a small village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, about 12 miles (19 km) south-east from Diss. The name is derived from the Old English word Ætheling. The population of the village was less than 50 at the 2011 Census and is included in the civil parish of Redlingfield, in 2005 the population was estimated as 30.

The villages name means 'Farm/settlement of the prince(s)'.

The village is first recorded as Elyngtone in 942 in the will of Bishop Theodred granting lands to a community dedicated to St Æthelberht in Hoxne. It was not recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086.

There are six listed buildings in the parish with the church of St Peter being II* listed and the remaining five being grade II listed including the 17th Century Athelington Hall.

Thatched cottage at White Hall Farm - geograph.org.uk - 325613
Thatched cottage at White Hall Farm

Church of St Peter

The church of St Peter is medieval in origin and was majorly restored both internally and externally in 1873–1874. The early 14th century nave and chancel are made of flint rubble with stone dressings with the 15th century tower being constructed of knapped flint with an admixture of red brick. There is a bare-faced flint porch which was added in 1873 with a memorial inscription. Three bells hang in the tower all cast in 1450 by John Magges of Norwich and are currently unringable, the largest weigh approximately 4.5cwt and has a diameter of 28 inches.

Governance

The parish is part of the historic Hoxne Hundred. Between 1894 and 1934 it was in Hoxne Rural District before transferring to Hartismere Rural District which in turn was abolished in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. Today Athelington lies in the Mid Suffolk District of the shire county of Suffolk. The four tiers of government & their respective representatives are:

  • Central Suffolk and North Ipswich UK Parliament constituency, Dan Poulter
  • Suffolk County Council Hoxne & Eye division, Guy McGregor
  • Mid Suffolk District Council Hoxne and Worlingworth ward, Matthew Hicks
  • Horham and Athelington Parish Council with 7 elected parish councilors.

Historical writings

In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described the village as:

ATHELINGTON, or Allington, a parish in Hoxne district, Suffolk; 5 miles SE by E of Eye, and 8 NW of Framlingham r. station. Post Town, Horham under Wickham-Market. Acres, 487. Real property, £926. Pop., 115. Houses, 24. The property is not much divided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £155. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good.

In 1887, John Bartholomew also wrote an entry on Athelington in the Gazetteer of the British Isles with a much shorter description:

Athelington, parish, East Suffolk, 5 miles SE. of Eye and 7 m. NW. of Framlingham railway. station., 487 acres., population. 118.

Population change

Athelington from 1801 to 1961
Year 1801 1811 1821 1831 1841 1851 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961
Population 70 83 100 129 111 117 118 106 87 77 54 71 38 47
Number of Houses - - - 14 26 26 27 23 20 - 14 14 12 15
Source: A Vision of Britain Through Time
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