Shotley

{{Short description|Village in Suffolk, England}}

{{About|the village in Suffolk}}

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| official_name = Shotley

| country = England

| region = East of England

| static_image_name = St Mary's Church, Shotley - geograph.org.uk - 941182.jpg

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| static_image_caption = St Mary's Church

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| area_total_km2 = 8.13

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| population = 2,342

| population_ref = (2011){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128473&c=Shotley&d=16&e=62&g=6465472&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1472304905260&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=27 August 2016 |publisher= Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}

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| post_town = Ipswich

| postcode_area = IP

| postcode_district = IP9

| dial_code = 01473

| constituency_westminster = South Suffolk

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| shire_district = Babergh

| shire_county = Suffolk

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Shotley is a village and civil parish {{convert|8|mi|km}} south-east of Ipswich in the English county of Suffolk. It is in the Babergh district and gives its name to the Shotley peninsula between the Rivers Stour and Orwell. The parish includes the village of Shotley and the settlements of Shotley Gate and Church End. In 2011 civil parish had a population of 2,342. In reference to the 2021 census, the population of Shotley was 550.

The village of Shotley is about a mile northwest from the tip of the peninsula, and lies either side of the B1456 road (the Street). In 2018 it had an estimated population of 854.{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastofengland/suffolk/E34001485__shotley/|title=Shotley|publisher=City Population De|access-date=11 October 2020}}

The Stour immediately south of the village and opposite Bathside Bay, Harwich, is a possible location for the first of the two Battles of the River Stour in 885.

There are two entries for Shotley (Scoteleia) and an adjacent settlement of Kirkton (Cherchetuna) listed in the Domesday Book of 1086.{{cite web|title=PLACE: SHOTLEY|url=http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TM2336/shotley/

|publisher=Open Domesday|access-date=16 April 2012}}

A school is located outside the village (half of 1 km east) opposite the turning into Oldhall Road. Oldhall Road is located east of the village leading north to St Mary's Church. The church is adjacent to a large naval cemetery cared for by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It has graves from both World Wars, not only those of HMS Ganges trainees, but also of Harwich-based warships killed in action with the Germans. There is a memorial to the dead from the 14-18 Harwich submarines.{{cite web|title=SHOTLEY (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/44229/SHOTLEY%20(ST.%20MARY)%20CHURCHYARD

|publisher=Commonwealth War Graves Commission|access-date=23 April 2012}}

Shotley Hall is located near to the church. Rose Farm lies to the south of the village.

The Shotley Parish Council holds its main meeting at the village hall at 19.15 hours every third Thursday of every month (except August), and meetings are open to the public.

File:Martello Tower, Shotley - geograph.org.uk - 1359405.jpg

Shotley Gate is a settlement to the south of the village of Shotley at the tip of the peninsula. Shotley Gate also harbours HMS Ganges, a former Royal Navy training establishment (RNTE Shotley) for boys.