Middleton, Suffolk

Middleton is a village in the east of the English county of Suffolk. It is located approximately 3 miles (5 km) north-west of Leiston, 5 miles (8 km) north east of Saxmundham and 3 miles (5 km) from the Suffolk coast.^[1] The village is on the B1122 around 2 miles (3 km) east of Yoxford and had a population of 359 at the 2001 census,^[2] falling to 343 at the 2011 Census.^[3]

Middleton
Middleton Village
Middleton Location within Suffolk
Population	343 (2011)
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Saxmundham
Postcode district	IP17
List of places UK England Suffolk 52.254807°N 1.558503°E / 52.254807; 1.558503

The parish church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity.^[4] The village has one pub, the Bell Inn owned by Adnams Brewery,^[5] and until the last decade the village had a post office. The nearest post office now is located in the village of Westleton. There is also a park and a yearly village fête.

Middleton Primary School currently caters for children aged 5 to 11 years old, and works in partnership with Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary School in Yoxford and Southwold Primary School in Southwold. The three schools make up the Yoxford Valley Partnership of Schools. ^[6]

Translator Michael Hamburger lived in the village until his death in 2007.^[7]

References

1. Middleton cum Fordley Parish Council Archived 2010-10-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
2. Neighbourhood Statistics: Suffolk Coastal Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine 2001 Census Dataset. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
3. Parish population 2011, Census 2011. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
4. Holy Trinity, Middleton The Suffolk Churches site, July 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
5. The Bell Inn Profile, Camra, Suffolk. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
6. "Yoxford Valley Partnership of Schools". Retrieved 20 January 2023.
7. Michael Hamburger Obituary, The Independent. Retrieved 2016-08-26.

External links

Media related to Middleton, Suffolk at Wikimedia Commons