| Mettingham | |
|---|---|
 All Saints' Church | |
  Mettingham Location withinSuffolk | |
| Area | 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 211 (2011)[1] |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM359900 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bungay |
| Postcode district | NR35 |
| Dialling code | 01986 |
| UK Parliament | |
| 52°27′25″N1°28′26″E / 52.457°N 1.474°E /52.457; 1.474 | |
Mettingham is a village andcivil parish in the north of theEnglish county ofSuffolk. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the market town ofBungay in theEast Suffolk district. It had a population of 211 at the2011 United Kingdom census.[1]
The northern boundary of the parish is formed by theRiver Waveney which marks the county boundary withNorfolk. The northern section of the parish is within the area ofThe Broads National Park. The parish borders the parishes of Bungay,Shipmeadow,Ilketshall St John and the Norfolk parishes ofBroome andEllingham. The B1062 Bungay toBeccles road runs through the centre of the parish.[2]
In the 1870s, Mettingham was described as:
Its church, All Saints, is around-tower church and about a mile to the south,Mettingham Castle comprises the ruins of a moated medieval fortified manor house, with a medieval monastic college,Mettingham College, in its grounds.[4] The college was relocated to the site in 1394 and was dissolved in 1542 during theDissolution of the Monasteries.
All Saints is one of around 40round-tower churches in Suffolk.[a][11] It is a Grade I listed building which was restored in 1898.[12] In 2012, the church was threatened with closure due to the theft of £16,000 worth of lead from its roof: there was insufficient money for repairs on top of daily running costs.[13] The money was raised to replace the lead, but in October 2014, a further section of lead was taken. A cheaper material was used to fix the roof to avoid a recurrence.[14]
The B1062 road runs through the centre of the parish. Mettingham has very limited public transport with a daily bus service. The closest railway station isBeccles, 4 miles (6.4 km) to the east.
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