Naughton, Suffolk
{{Short description|Village in Suffolk, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
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| static_image =Naughton - Church of St Mary.jpg
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| official_name= Naughton
| civil_parish= Nedging-with-Naughton
| country= England
| region= East of England
| os_grid_reference= TM020480
| coordinates = {{coord|52.1023|0.9529|display=inline,title}}
| post_town= Ipswich
| postcode_area= IP
| postcode_district= IP7
| dial_code=
| shire_county= Suffolk
| shire_district= Babergh
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Naughton is a village and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Nedging-with-Naughton, in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England.{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 155 Bury St Edmunds (Sudbury & Stowmarket)|ISBN= 9780319242117 |publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2013}} It is {{convert|10|mi|0}} north-west of Ipswich and {{convert|7|mi|0}} south-west of Stowmarket. It was historically within the Cosford Hundred of Suffolk.{{cite web| url =http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SFK/Hundreds/CosfordHundred|title=Cosford Hundred|publisher=GENUKI|access-date = 28 January 2018}} The civil parish was merged with Nedging on 1 April 1935 to create "Nedging with Naughton".{{cite web| url =http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10264285|title=Relationships and changes Naughton CP/AP through time|publisher= Vision of Britain|access-date = 30 January 2018}} In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 98.{{cite web| url =http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10264285/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population Statistics Naughton CP/AP through time|publisher= Vision of Britain|access-date = 30 January 2018}}
Naughton is formed from the junction of two roads, the Whatfield Road which comes in from the south-west and heads north to Nedging Tye and New Road which comes in from the south-east. St. Mary's church is a 14th-century flint built church stands at the centre of the village, just west of this junction.
History
Sir Henry Adair was lord of the manor in the past.{{Citation needed|date=January 2018}}
Present day
It lies just to the south of RAF Wattisham. There is one pub in the village, the Wheelhouse (formerly Wheeler's Arms), that dates from the 17th century.
There are four farms in the area: Cooper's Farm (to the north), Brickhouse Farm (to the east), Fidget's Farm (to the south-west), and High Tree Farm (to the south).
References
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External links
- [http://www.suffolkcamra.co.uk/pubs/pub/739 Suffolk CAMRA]
- [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SFK/Naughton/index.html GENUKI]
- [http://www.thewheelhouseatnaughton.co.uk/ The Wheelhouse at Naughton]
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