Naughton, Suffolk

Naughton is a village and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Nedging-with-Naughton, in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England.^[1] It is 10 miles (16 km) north-west of Ipswich and 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Stowmarket. It was historically within the Cosford Hundred of Suffolk.^[2] The civil parish was merged with Nedging on 1 April 1935 to create "Nedging with Naughton".^[3] In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 98.^[4]

Naughton
Naughton Location within Suffolk
OS grid reference	TM020480
Civil parish	Nedging-with-Naughton
District	Babergh
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ipswich
Postcode district	IP7
List of places UK England Suffolk 52.1023°N 0.9529°E / 52.1023; 0.9529

Naughton is formed from the junction of two roads, the Whatfield Road which comes in from the south-west and heads north to Nedging Tye and New Road which comes in from the south-east. St. Mary's church is a 14th-century flint built church stands at the centre of the village, just west of this junction.

History

Sir Henry Adair was lord of the manor in the past.^{[citation needed]}

Present day

It lies just to the south of RAF Wattisham. There is one pub in the village, the Wheelhouse (formerly Wheeler's Arms), that dates from the 17th century.

There are four farms in the area: Cooper's Farm (to the north), Brickhouse Farm (to the east), Fidget's Farm (to the south-west), and High Tree Farm (to the south).