Shotesham
{{Short description|Village in Norfolk, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|52.543686|1.321621|display=inline,title}}
| os_grid_reference = TM253991
| official_name = Shotesham
| population = 562
| area_total_km2 = 14.50
| shire_district = South Norfolk
| shire_county = Norfolk
| region = East of England
| civil_parish = Shotesham
| constituency_westminster =
| postcode_district = NR15
| postcode_area = NR
| post_town = NORWICH
| dial_code = 01508
| london_distance =
|static_image = All Saints, Shotesham, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 1279496.jpg
|static_image_width = 240px
|static_image_caption= All Saints’ Church, Shotesham
}}
Shotesham ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|ɒ|t|.|s|ə|m}}) is a village in South Norfolk which lies approximately 5 miles south of Norwich. It sits next to Stoke Holy Cross and Saxlingham Nethergate in the valley of the River Tas. It covers an area of {{convert|14.50|km2|abbr=on}} and had a population of 539 in 210 households at the 2001 census,{{cite web|url=http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/Shotesham_parish.asp|title=Shotesham parish information|publisher=South Norfolk Council|date=17 January 2007|accessdate=20 June 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101102080114/http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/shotesham_parish.asp|archivedate=2 November 2010}} increasing to 562 in 227 households at the 2011 census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128471&c=NR15+1AP&d=16&e=62&g=6450647&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1441883692202&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|accessdate=10 September 2015}}
Shotesham was for many years the Norfolk seat of the D'Oyly family and of the D'Oyly baronets 'of Shottisham', Norfolk (not to be confused with Shottisham, Suffolk), who also possessed estates in Suffolk.'Doylye' in W. Rye, The Visitacion of Norffolk, (etc.), Harleian Society XXXII (London 1891), [https://archive.org/stream/visitacionievisi32ryew#page/112/mode/2up pp. 113-14] The country house and estate of Shotesham Park, designed by Sir John Soane, is the seat of the Fellowes family.
Churches
Four churches were once to be found here: two are intact and two are ruins:
=All Saints’=
=St Mary's=
On the other side of the valley from All Saints, about a mile away, is this church, which had a Victorian restoration, next to a large farmhouse, and the ruin of St Martins. There is a monthly service.
=St Martin's=
Standing in the shadow of St Mary's, the church has been a ruin for centuries. The narrow nave and chancel survive mostly to head height, with a well-preserved east gable. There are also remains of the south porch.
=St Botolph's=
The area has been cleared and replanted and the ruin consolidated for public viewing.
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External links
- [http://www.shotesham.com/ Shotesham Village Website]
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