Shotley, Suffolk
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Shotley is the parsh giving its name to the peninsula between the River Orwell and the River Stour in Suffolk. The village of the same name is located about half a mile from the tip of the peninsula where the larger Shotley Gate village is.
Shotley has a straegic position for protecting the ports of Felixstowe, Harwich and Ipswich and there were fortifications put in place in 1865 with Shotley Battery, and a Royal Navy training establishment, RNTE Shotley, opened in 1905. It has since closed with proposals to convert it into a youth centre.
[edit] External links
- Map sources for Shotley, Suffolk
- MyShotley - site for residents
