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Saxtead

Coordinates:52°14′30″N1°18′33″E/ 52.24163°N 1.30914°E/52.24163; 1.30914
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Saxtead
Church of All Saints, Saxtead
Saxtead is located in Suffolk
Saxtead
Saxtead
Location withinSuffolk
Population335 (2011 census)
Civil parish
  • Saxtead
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°14′30″N1°18′33″E/ 52.24163°N 1.30914°E/52.24163; 1.30914

Saxteadis a village andcivil parishin theEast Suffolkdistrict, in the county ofSuffolk,England. Saxtead gives its name to the settlements ofSaxtead Greenand Saxtead Little Green and the windmillSaxtead Green Windmill.The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 335.[1]Saxtead is located on theA1120 roadin between the town ofStowmarketand the village ofYoxford.

The place-name 'Saxtead' is first attested in theDomesday Bookof 1086, where it appears asSaxsteda.The name is thought to mean 'Seaxa's place'.[2]

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References

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  1. ^"Civil Parish 2011".Retrieved14 September2015.
  2. ^Eilert Ekwall,The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names,p.406.
  3. ^Buckman, David (1 December 2003)."Margaret Green: Painter inspired by coastal Suffolk".The Independent.Retrieved5 May2019.
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