Earl Soham, Suffolk [168 photos] in TM2263 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

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Earl Soham, Suffolk

Earl Soham is a small settlement in Suffolk, England. It is on the A1120 road and is 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of the town of Framlingham.

Earl Soham once belonged to the Earls of Norfolk, the Bigod family (sometimes spelt "Bigot" in old texts), who also owned nearby Framlingham Castle. Edward I granted Roger Bigod permission to hold a market and a lamb and stock fair in the village. The parish was in the hundred of Loes well before 1086. The church dates from about 1320 (chancel) with the nave dated to about 1470 (Kelly's Suffolk Directory 1900) and a perpendicular west tower c. 1475. The Baptist Chapel was built around 1863. The school was first built in 1850. Earl Soham Lodge was originally a hunting lodge, built in the 13th century but rebuilt in 1789. For many years it was the seat of the Cornwallis family. The population of the village peaked in the 19th century with over 750 inhabitants.

Sir Auckland Colvin, colonial administrator in India and Egypt, is buried in the village churchyard.

This extract uses material from the Wikipedia article "Earl_Soham", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

by Geographer

Created: Fri, 27 Jul 2018, Updated: Fri, 27 Jul 2018

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TM2363 : A1120 The Street, Earl Soham by Geographer

TM2361 : Priory Lodge sign by Geographer

TM2163 : Low Road at Clowes Corner & Clowes Corner Postbox by Geographer

TM2363 : Earl Soham Post Office & The Street Post Office George V Postbox by Geographer

TM2363 : Footpath to Bedfield Road by Geographer

TM2363 : Pumping Station off the A1120 The Street by Geographer

TM2261 : Footpath to Moat Farm by Geographer

TM2363 : The Street Post Office George V Postbox by Geographer

TM2361 : Brandeston Road George VI Postbox by Geographer

TM2363 : Footpath to Bedfield Road & The Street Bakery Postbox by Geographer

TM1158 : Green Lane, Crowfield by Geographer

TM2362 : Footpath to Brandeston Road by Geographer

TM2363 : Building site off the A1120 by Geographer

TM2262 : Pillbox on the A1120 Mill Hill, Earl Soham by Geographer

TM2363 : Footpath off the A1120 The Street by Geographer

TM2263 : Entering Earl Soham on the A1120 Mill Hill by Geographer

TM2361 : Footpath to Swan Lane & Brandeston Road by Geographer

TM1158 : A140 Angel Hill, Earl Stonham by Geographer

TM1158 : Thornbush Lane sign by Geographer

TM2263 : Earl Soham Telephone Exchange by Geographer

TM2164 : Low Road, Monk Soham by Geographer

TM2463 : A1120 Several Road, Earl Soham by Geographer

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