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Sotterley, originally ''Southern-lea'' from its situation south of the river,〔Suckling. A. (1846) 'Sotterley', ''The history and antiquities of the County of Suffolk: volume 1'' pp.81–96 ((available online )). Retrieved 2011-04-06.〕 is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk, located approximately south-east of Beccles and east of Willingham St Mary and Shadingfield. The parish is primarily agricultural with a dispersed population of 113 at the 2011 census.〔('Sotterley and Benacre plateau' ), ''Waveney District landscape character assessment'' pp.191–195, Waveney District Council, April 2008. Retrieved 2011-04-18.〕〔(''A profile of Waveney'' ), Waveney District Council, February 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-18.〕 The parish council operates to administer jointly the parishes of Shadingfield, Willingham St Mary, Sotterley and Ellough.〔(Shadingfield, Sotterley, Willingham and Ellough Parish Council Website ), 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-19.〕 Sotterley Hall remains at the centre of the parish which now has very few basic services. A saw mill operates in the village,〔(The Sawmill ), Sotterley Estate. Retrieved 2009-04-19〕 often making use of wood from the of mixed woodland managed by the Sotterley estate.〔(Woodlands ), Sotterley Estate. Retrieved 2009-04-19〕 Sotterley school, which was built in 1873 to replace a parochial school built in 1840 and supported by charitable contributions, closed in 1971.〔White.W (1855) 'Sotterley', ''History, Gazetteer & Directory of Suffolk, 1855'', pp.673–674. Robert Leader: Sheffield.〕〔'Sotterley', ''Kelly's Directory of Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, 1892'', p.1208. Kelly and Co: London.〕〔'Sotterley', ''The post office directory of Cambridge, Norfolk and Suffolk, 1869'', p.898. Kelly and Co: London.〕〔(Unseen archive ), Archant Newspapers〕 Children now attend primary school in Brampton and high school in Beccles. == Sotterley Hall and Estate == Sotterley Estate is centred on a Georgian mansion house built in 1744, Sotterley Hall, overlooking a lake.〔 The hall is a Grade I listed building and is H shaped with two wings and a central facade with 9 windows.〔〔(Sotterley Hall ), British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2011-04-06.〕 A number of associated buildings close to the hall, including stables, a water tower and cowsheds, are grade II listed buildings.〔(Listed Buildings in Sotterley, Suffolk, England ), British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2011-04-18.〕 The estate surrounding the house, Sotterley Park, was laid out in the 18th Century and includes some ancient semi-natural woodland including pollarded oak trees and trees of significant size and age.〔(Sotterley Park: SSSI citation ), Natural England. Retrieved 2011-04-17.〕〔(South Norfolk and High Suffolk Claylands ), Natural England. Retrieved 2011-04-17.〕 It is believed to have previously been a medieval deer park.〔 The majority of the estate is a Site of Special Scientific Interest of .〔 The park is particularly important in that the trees "support the richest epiphytic Lichen flora in East Anglia"〔 with 92 species of lichen and 14 of bryophytes.〔 The estate is managed with a mixture of agricultural, woodland and field sports use. A horse trail is available on land around the estate and village.〔(Equestrian ), Sotterley Estate. Retrieved 2011-04-18.〕 The estate has been used as a film and TV location.〔(Film/TV Location ), Sotterley Estate. Retrieved 2011-04-18.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sotterley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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