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 | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Saxmundham |
| Postcode district | IP17 |
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
edit- ^ Middleton cum Fordley Parish Council Archived 2010-10-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- ^ Neighbourhood Statistics: Suffolk Coastal Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine 2001 Census Dataset. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- ^ Parish population 2011, Census 2011. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^ Holy Trinity, Middleton The Suffolk Churches site, July 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- ^ The Bell Inn Profile, Camra, Suffolk. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- ^ "Yoxford Valley Partnership of Schools". Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ Michael Hamburger Obituary, The Independent. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
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