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Farnham

Farnham is a village and civil parish about three miles (4.8km) south-west of the market town of Saxmundham. Its population is 118 (2011).

The village of Farnham gets its name from Old English where it means Fern hemmed-in land or Fern homestead/village. The earliest known recording of the village of Farnham is in the Domesday Book (1086) where it appears three times - it was located in the Hundred of Plomesgate and had a population of 18 households, 8 smallholdings, and 13 free men. Farnham had one Lord's plough team and two men's plough teams and the Domesday Book also records two mills and 21 acres of meadow.

St Mary's Church (Grade II listed) is Norman and built mostly of flint and stone. Its two bells were cast in 1590 and 1631. Before the original  church was constructed (c800AD) there was a Roman encampment on the site due to its position at the top of a hill looking across the Alde valley.

In addition to its listed church, Farnham has another nine listed buildings,

Stratford St Andrew

Stratford St Andrew is a small village and civil parish also located thrfee miles south west of Saxmundham. Its population is 185 (2011). 

The origins of the village's names can be traced to a combination of Anglican and Old English which translates as Ford on a Roman road the dedication of the Church's name was later affixed. In the Domesday Book (1086) was located in Plomesgate under the ownership of Walter Gifford, tenant in chief. The value of the land to the Lord, Ralph of Languetot, was just over £2. Twenty-five households, five small holdings and 13 free men are recorded as is a four acre meadow, a mill, two cows,15 pigs, 30 sheep and 27 goats. The village sign shows a mill and a black swan, a reference to an old coaching inn of that name, and reads Confide recte agens or Be confident in doing right.

St Andrew's church was founded in 1692 but was declared redundant in 1992 and is now a private residence.

 

Key statistics from the 2021 Census

Farnham

Population of 119 people within 55 households. The population is 55 male and 64 female. 42% of the population is aged 16 – 64.

Of the 55 households, 24% are single occupancy. 84% own their home (including shared ownership). All 55 households own or have access to a vehicle. 52% travel to work by vehicle.

43% of the population is employed and economically active.

Occupation of residents from Farnham

6 Managers, directors and senior officials

8 Professional occupations

8 Associate professional and technical occupations

0 Administrative and secretarial occupations

10 Skilled trades occupations

4 Caring, leisure and other service occupations

3 Sales and customer service occupations

1 Process, plant and machine operatives

2 Elementary occupations

Stratford St Andrew

Population of 182 people within 83 households. The population is 88 male and 94 female. 55% of the population is aged 16 – 64.

Of the 83 households, 24% are single occupancy. 82% own their home (including shared ownership). 2% of households did not own or have access to a vehicle. 46% travel to work by vehicle.

57% of the population is employed and economically active.

Occupation of residents from Stratford St Andrew

13 Managers, directors and senior officials

20 Professional occupations

10 Associate professional and technical occupations

13 Administrative and secretarial occupations

18 Skilled trades occupations

5 Caring, leisure and other service occupations

4 Sales and customer service occupations

5 Process, plant and machine operatives

3 Elementary occupations