Shotley, Suffolk

Historical Description

Shotley, a village and a parish in Suffolk. The village stands at the termination of the peninsula formed by the estuaries of the Orwell and Stour, opposite Harwich, 2 miles by water NNW of Harwich station on the G.E.R., communicates with that town by ferry-boats from the "Bristol Arms " or Shotley Gate, is a scattered place, and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Ipswich. The parish comprises 2041 acres; population, 580. There is a parish council consisting of nine members. The manor of Overhall-with-Netherhall belongs to the Marquis of Bristol. A strong fort, mounting 14 heavy Armstrong guns, to command the entrance of the Orwell, was erected in 1866. A new pier was erected at Shotley Gate in 1893. Bricks and tiles are made in large quantities. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich; net value, £4.13 with residence. Patron, the Marquis of Bristol. The church, which stands on an eminence, is a large building of stone, chiefly in the Decorated and Perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel, nave, and S porch. There are a Primitive Methodist chapel, a village club and reading-room, and a small town estate of 5 acres, the rent of which is given to the poor.

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.

Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Shotley from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Shotley (St. Mary))

Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Suffolk is available to browse.

Maps

Online maps of Shotley are available from a number of sites:

• Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• Google Streetview.
• National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
• OpenStreetMap.
• old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
• Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)

Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Suffolk papers online:

• The Ipswich Journal
• East Suffolk Mercury and Lowestoft Weekly News
• Bury and Norwich Post
• Bury Free Press