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The Saints are a group of villages in the north of the English county of Suffolk, between the rivers Blyth and Waveney near to the border with Norfolk. The villages are all named after a saint (that of their parish church), and either South Elmham or Ilketshall named after the 'hall of Alfkethill'. Known by locals as 'up the Parishes' the area is found between the market towns of Halesworth, Harleston, Bungay and Beccles.

South Elmham comes from the Anglo-Saxon "hamlet where elms grew" and is first mentioned in Domesday Book as Almeham; North Elmham is in Norfolk, 30 miles (48 km) away.

The Saints are:

All Saints' South Elmham
St Cross South Elmham (also known as Sancroft St George, and Sancroft).
St James South Elmham
St Margaret South Elmham
St Mary, South Elmham (also known as Homersfield)
St Michael South Elmham
St Nicholas South Elmham (church no longer present)
St Peter South Elmham
Ilketshall St Andrew
Ilketshall St John
Ilketshall St Lawrence
Ilketshall St Margaret
Flixton is generally grouped within the Saints
Rumburgh Priory is historically connected with the Saints churches and is less than 1km from All Saints South Elmham

Each of the villages also constitutes a civil parish, apart from All Saints and St Nicholas, which are joined together in the All Saints and St Nicholas, South Elmham parish. St Michael is one of the Thankful Villages.

It is unclear whether North Elmham in Norfolk or South Elmham in Suffolk is the site of East Anglia's second See ("Helmham"), founded in the reign of King Ealdwulf (c.664-713) according to Bede.

The Saints is the setting for much of Michael Ondaatje's Warlight, a mystery set in the 1950s in which the area is described as having a unique culture.^{[citation needed]}

Governance

An electoral ward of Waveney District Council with the same name exists. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 Census was 2,242.^[1]

References

^ "Ward population 2011.accessdate=20 September 2015".

External links

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[1] "Ward population 2011.accessdate=20 September 2015".

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+{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
-'''The Saints''' are a group of villages in [[Suffolk]], [[England]], near the border with [[Norfolk]].  The villages are all named after a saint (that of their [[parish church]]), and either '''South Elmham''' or '''Ilketshall''' named after the 'hall of Alfkethill'.
+{{Use British English|date=July 2016}}
+'''The Saints''' are a group of villages in the north of the [[English county]] of [[Suffolk]], between the rivers [[River Blyth, Suffolk|Blyth]] and [[River Waveney|Waveney]] near to the border with [[Norfolk]].  The villages are all named after a saint (that of their [[parish church]]), and either '''South Elmham''' or '''Ilketshall''' named after the 'hall of Alfkethill'. Known by locals as 'up the Parishes' the area is found between the market towns of [[Halesworth]], [[Harleston, Norfolk|Harleston]], [[Bungay]] and [[Beccles]].
-South Elmham comes from the name of an early unit of the [[Church of England]] - [[North Elmham]] was in Norfolk, thirty miles away.
+South Elmham comes from the Anglo-Saxon "[[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] where elms grew" and is first mentioned in [[Domesday Book]] as Almeham; [[North Elmham]] is in Norfolk, {{convert|30|mi|km}} away.
-The Saints are
+The Saints are:
+*[[All Saints' South Elmham]]
-*[[St Cross South Elmham]] (church actually to [[Saint George]])
+*[[St Cross South Elmham]] (also known as Sancroft St George, and Sancroft).
+*[[St James South Elmham]]
 *[[St Margaret South Elmham]]
-*[[Homersfield|St Mary South Elmham]] (known as [[Homersfield]])
+*[[Homersfield|St Mary, South Elmham]] (also known as Homersfield)
-*[[Flixton|St Mary South Elmham]]{{dn}} (known as [[Flixton, The Saints|Flixton]])
 *[[St Michael South Elmham]]
 *[[St Nicholas South Elmham]] (church no longer present)
 *[[St Peter South Elmham]]
+*[[Ilketshall St Andrew]]
-*[[All Saints South Elmham]]
-*[[St James South Elmham]] - [[Benjamin Franklin]]'s, great-great-grandmother was [[Alice Elmy]] born at Frenze Hall near [[Diss]] on the [[Suffolk]] /[[Norfolk]] border in [[England]], but her family were from St James.
 *[[Ilketshall St John]]
-*[[Ilketshall St Lawrence]] (aka Stone Street)
+*[[Ilketshall St Lawrence]]
-*[[St. Andrew, Ilketshall|Ilketshall St. Andrew]]
+*[[Ilketshall St Margaret]]
+*[[Flixton, The Saints|Flixton]] is generally grouped within the Saints
+*[[Rumburgh Priory]] is historically connected with the Saints churches and is less than 1km from All Saints South Elmham
-Each of the villages also constitutes a [[civil parish]], apart from All Saints and St Nicholas, which are joined together in the [[All Saints and St Nicholas, South Elmham]] parish.
+Each of the villages also constitutes a [[civil parish]], apart from All Saints and St Nicholas, which are joined together in the [[All Saints and St Nicholas, South Elmham]] parish. St Michael is one of the [[Thankful Villages]].
+It is unclear whether North Elmham in Norfolk or [[South Elmham]] in Suffolk is the site of East Anglia's second See ("Helmham"), founded in the reign of King [[Ealdwulf of East Anglia|Ealdwulf]] (c.664-713) according to Bede.
-St Michael is one of the [[Thankful Villages]].
+The Saints is the setting for much of [[Michael Ondaatje]]'s ''[[Warlight]]'', a mystery set in the 1950s in which the area is described as having a unique culture.{{cn|date=May 2021}}
+==Governance==
+An [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] of Waveney District Council with the same name exists. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 Census was 2,242.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/the-saints-e05007246#sthash.RCJWw4z0.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011.accessdate=20 September 2015}}</ref>
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.southelmham.co.uk/minster.asp Where it all began] &mdash; South Elmham Minster
-*[http://www.suffolksaints.org.uk/ suffolksaints.co.uk]
 *[http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/selintro.html The Saints from suffolkchurches.co.uk]
 *[http://www.wuffings.co.uk/WuffSites/Helmham.htm The Mystery of the two Elmhams]
-*[http://www.stpetersbrewery.co.uk/hall/about/history.htm The Brewery and Hall] &mdash; St Peters
-*[http://www.bigenealogy.com/suffolk/flixton_parish2.htm Flixton Parish] &mdash; aka St Mary South Elmham
-{{coord missing|Suffolk}}
+{{coord|52.41|1.47|type:landmark_dim:12000_region:GB-SFK|display=title}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Saints}}
 [[Category:Geography of Suffolk]]
-[[Category:Waveney]]
+[[Category:Waveney District]]
 {{Suffolk-geo-stub}}