Southolt

Southolt is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, about southeast of Eye, on the road between Bedingfield and Worlingworth.

History

recorded the village on his 1610 map as "Southold".
The Plough pub at Southolt Green opened in the 17th century and closed about 1990.
Southolt's population declined greatly in the 20th century, and is now fewer than 70.

The Church of [England parish church] of St Margaret is a 15th-century flint building. Its chancel was rebuilt in brick in 1771. The west end of the nave was rebuilt in 1907. Monuments inside include a brass made in 1585. The building is Grade II* listed.
The Diocese of [St Edmundsbury and Ipswich] now lets the church to the village on a peppercorn rent. Services are held at least three times a year.