This month, our village of the month is Holton St Mary, situated just off the A12 along the A1070 to Hadleigh. Winners of the 2005 Calor Suffolk Village of the Year award.

The village has less than 200 residents but was given the award because of its ability to get things done and the plans they had made in case of an emergency.
Holton St Mary is well situated for visiting 'Constable Country', the small area along the valley of the river Stour including East Bergholt and Flatford on the Suffolk side and Dedham and Langham on the Essex side.

Click here to go to more information on Constable Country

Church

St Mary's Church set just off the A1070 running through Holton St Mary can easily be missed due to its squat tower. This 15th Century tower was neglected for many centuries and rather than rebuild it, the Victorians decided to reduce it.

Visit http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/holtonstm.htm for more information on St Marys

Holton St Mary has also put some thought into conservation, with areas set aside around the churchyard and also the creation of a millennium green. 

Next month we will visit Tuddenham St Mary, between Cavenham and Mildenhall.