Roll of Honour for 'The Saints' parishes - St Michael - Elmham St Michael, Suffolk - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

Memorial folder containing details of the fallen of WWI from 'The Saints' group of churches, Suffolk.

A lever arch folder containing photos and biographies of the soldiers from the local group of parishes. - A small selection of pages photographed in the gallery.

" The Saints are a group of villages in Suffolk, England, 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 small towns of Halesworth, Harleston, Bungay and Beccles. During World War II signposts were removed which resulted in many US Airman having difficulty finding the way back to RAF Bungay at Flixton and other local airfields including Metfield.

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, thirty miles 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
St John, Ilketshall
Ilketshall St Lawrence
Ilketshall St Margaret
Flixton is generally grouped within the Saints

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

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Private or Public Monument?: Private Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Not known Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Physical Address of Monument: St Michael S Elmham St Michael, Suffolk England NR35 1ND Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed Website for this Monument: Not listed

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