Oulton, Suffolk
Oulton | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Lowestoft | |
Postcode district | NR32 | |
Dialling code | 01502 | |
UK Parliament | ||
Oulton is a
At the 2011 United Kingdom census the parish had an estimated population of 4,020.[a][1] It borders the Suffolk parishes of Blundeston, Carlton Colville, Corton, Flixton, Lowestoft and Oulton Broad and the Norfolk parish of Burgh St Peter across the River Waveney.[1]
The B1074 Lowestoft to
History
The Anglo Saxon village of Dunestuna or Dunston, which is mentioned in the Domesday Book, is thought to have been within the current area of Oulton. Oulton first appeared as Olton and Oldton on maps from the late 16th-century. A manor called Houghton or Houton existed in the area in the later medieval period and the name of the current parish may well have developed from this.[4]
In September 2020, archaeologists announced the discovery in the parish of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery with 17 cremations and 191 burials dating back to the 7th century, comparable to the date of Sutton Hoo to the south. The graves contained the remains of men, women and children, as well as artefacts including small iron knives and silver pennies, wrist clasps, strings of amber and glass beads. According to Andrew Peachey, who carried out the excavations, the skeletons had mostly vanished because of the highly acidic soil. They, fortunately, were preserved as brittle shapes and "sand silhouettes" in the sand.[5][6]
The neighbouring area of Oulton Broad was once part of the parish, but became its own parish in 1904.[2]
Landmarks
There are six
Notes
References
- ^ East Suffolk District Council, 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d Oulton, Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk, Suffolk County Council, 1 May 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2009. (Archived, 19 December 2008.)
- Broads Authority, 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Oulton burial site: Sutton Hoo-era Anglo-Saxon cemetery discovered". BBC News. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Fox, Alex. "This Anglo-Saxon Cemetery Is Filled With Corpses' Ghostly Silhouettes". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Listed Buildings in Oulton, Waveney, Suffolk". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Manor house, List entry, Historic England. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ a b "St Michael, Oulton". Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ a b Church of St Michael, List entry, Historic England. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
External links
Media related to Oulton at Wikimedia Commons