Shadingfield is a village in the English

England

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 county

County

A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...

 of Suffolk

Suffolk

Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...

 located approximately 4 miles (6km) south of Beccles

Beccles

Beccles is a market town and civil parish in the Waveney District of the English county of Suffolk. The town is shown on the milestone as from London via the A145 Blythburgh and A12 road, northeast of London as the crow flies, southeast of Norwich, and north northeast of the county town of...

 along the A145

A145 road

The A145 is a road that connects the town of Beccles in Suffolk to the South.The entire route is a standard A road classification and although not particularly long it does provide a useful route onto the main A12 to Ipswich.-Route description:Beccles...

. The village is joined with Willingham St Mary

Willingham St Mary

Willingham St Mary is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk located about south of Beccles along the A145 in the District of Waveney. The village is joined with Shadingfield and west of Sotterley. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 155...

 and 1½ miles (2km) west of Sotterley

Sotterley

Sotterley, originally Southern-lea from its situation south of the river, is a 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 110...

. The mid-2005 population estimate for Shadingfield parish was 170. The parish council operates to administer jointly the parishes of Shadingfield, Willingham, Sotterley and Ellough

Ellough

Ellough is a parish in the English county of Suffolk located approximately south-east of Beccles. The area is sparsely populated with a mid-2005 population estimate of 40. Neighbouring villages include North Cove, Weston, Sotterley and Henstead...

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The village has few amenities beyond a pub

Public house

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, the Shadingfield Fox. Children attend a primary school in Brampton

Brampton, Suffolk

Brampton is a village in Suffolk, England, located approximately four miles north east of Halesworth, five miles south of Beccles and nine miles south west of Lowestoft. The mid-2005 population estimate for Brampton with Stoven parish was 460...

, the middle school in Worlingham

Worlingham

Worlingham is a village and civil parish in the Waveney district of Suffolk, England about east of Beccles. As of 2008 it is effectively a suburb of Beccles...

 and the Sir John Leman High School, Beccles

Sir John Leman High School

Sir John Leman High School is currently a mixed-sex, 13-18 comprehensive school serving part of the Waveney region in north Suffolk, England. The school is located on the western edge of the town of Beccles and serves the surrounding area, including Worlingham and parts of Lowestoft...

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The local church, alongside the A145, is dedicated to St John the Baptist.

Prime Minister

Prime minister

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 Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown

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took his family holiday at Shadingfield Hall according to reports in the summer of 2008.