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Welcome to Sudbourne Parish
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Sudbourne is a village near to Orford and
Aldeburgh in the
Suffolk Coasts and Heaths Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty.It stretches from Sudbourne Beach on Orfordness
across the Alde and
Ore Estuary and fresh water marshes to farmland, Captain's
Wood and Tunstall Forest.
The centre of the village, including the village
hal l, lies on the road
from Snape to Orford, while the parish church is set in the
fields to the east of this road and there are cottages and
farms scattered along the lanes. In the fields can be seen
pigs, horses and donkeys and even Highland cattle as well as
crops. Down on the marshes are sheep and cattle.
The population of Sudbourne is around 300.
Although there are no longer any shops or pubs there is a lively
community centred around the Village Hall, the Parish Church
and the Baptist Chapel.
Opposite to the church lies the drive to Sudbourne Park, where the
remaining buildings of a large
estate have been turned into an attractive set of homes.
Veteran oaks in Captain's
Wood
The Manor of
Sudbourne dates from Saxon times.
Sudbourne and Iken were evacuated during World War II. See the
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