St James South Elmham History

St James is indeed an ancient village as is made clear by our Church with its links back into the 7^th Century. Here we have collected historical notes about the village, but items of history can be found in other places across the website.

• St James South Elmham as shown in ancient Maps
• From nearly 100 years ago we have an item from Pocket Histories of Suffolk Parishes No. 306 – South Elmham St James. Published in Yeoman’s Directories this was reprinted by Suffolk Chronicle and Mercury in 1933. As well as a guide to the Church, the author gives his own views on the nature of the village. Read this here.
• A more recent view of the Church, its history, structure and contents by Roy Tricker can be found in our Church section.