It is a small village of a little over 200 inhabitants in 85 households, 10 miles north of Ipswich and 2+1⁄2 miles south of Debenham, in the county of Suffolk. It is in a rural location surrounded by farmland, at the junction of the A1120 (Stowmarket to Yoxford) and the Coddenham to Debenham roads.
An aerial view of Pettaugh shows a few houses surrounded on all sides by a patchwork of farm fields. Years ago the fields may have been smaller, with lots more hedges, but farm fields surrounding the village is probably the way it's been for a very long time. The village sign reflects this – it features a farmer with his horse-drawn plough, working the farmland around Pettaugh, an anvil, indicating the existence of a blacksmith in the village, essential to farming in the days of horse-drawn ploughs, and the windmill which stood at the centre of the village. Thus are the main occupations of Pettaugh residents of 'yesteryear' represented – farming, smithing and milling the grain, mostly working very close to home. Today, residents of Pettaugh commute to nearby towns to work – to Debenham, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, and even by train to London; very few earn a living in or near to the village. Even the children catch buses or are driven by parents to schools in Stonham Aspal, Debenham, Helmingham, etc. Occupations may have changed but Pettaugh thrives,[citation needed] at the heart of beautiful Suffolk countryside.
History
The place-name 'Pettaugh' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Petehaga and Pettehaga. The name means 'Peota's enclosure'.[3]
The medieval parish church of St Catherine was renovated in 1861 and is a grade II* listed building.[4]
Referencesedit
^"Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^"Pettaugh, Suffolk Community Guide". Retrieved 11 April 2008.
^Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.364.
pettaugh, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, april, 2014, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, village, . This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations April 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Pettaugh is a village and civil parish located within the district council area of Mid Suffolk England 2 PettaughSt Catherine s Church PettaughPettaughLocation within SuffolkPopulation207 2011 1 DistrictMid SuffolkShire countySuffolkRegionEastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townStowmarketPostcode districtIP14Dialling code01473UK ParliamentCentral Suffolk and North IpswichList of places UK England Suffolk 52 11 28 N 1 10 01 E 52 191 N 1 167 E 52 191 1 167It is a small village of a little over 200 inhabitants in 85 households 10 miles north of Ipswich and 2 1 2 miles south of Debenham in the county of Suffolk It is in a rural location surrounded by farmland at the junction of the A1120 Stowmarket to Yoxford and the Coddenham to Debenham roads An aerial view of Pettaugh shows a few houses surrounded on all sides by a patchwork of farm fields Years ago the fields may have been smaller with lots more hedges but farm fields surrounding the village is probably the way it s been for a very long time The village sign reflects this it features a farmer with his horse drawn plough working the farmland around Pettaugh an anvil indicating the existence of a blacksmith in the village essential to farming in the days of horse drawn ploughs and the windmill which stood at the centre of the village Thus are the main occupations of Pettaugh residents of yesteryear represented farming smithing and milling the grain mostly working very close to home Today residents of Pettaugh commute to nearby towns to work to Debenham Ipswich Bury St Edmunds and even by train to London very few earn a living in or near to the village Even the children catch buses or are driven by parents to schools in Stonham Aspal Debenham Helmingham etc Occupations may have changed but Pettaugh thrives citation needed at the heart of beautiful Suffolk countryside HistoryThe place name Pettaugh is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086 where it appears as Petehaga and Pettehaga The name means Peota s enclosure 3 The medieval parish church of St Catherine was renovated in 1861 and is a grade II listed building 4 References edit Civil Parish population 2011 Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics Retrieved 26 August 2016 Pettaugh Suffolk Community Guide Retrieved 11 April 2008 Eilert Ekwall The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place names p 364 Historic England CHURCH OF ST CATHERINE 1182764 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 14 April 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pettaugh Information on Pettaugh St Catherine Church located in Pettaugh nbsp This Suffolk location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pettaugh amp oldid 1152556601, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
