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1 Real Ale pub
1 closed pub



Last updated: August 3rd 2010

Some old sailors were less than complimentary about the village: "Shotley church without a steeple, Drunken parson, wicked people." Today the large and mainly modern settlement on the apex of a peninsular offers great views out into estuaries of the two rivers, Stour and Orwell, as they reach the sea. Shotley Cottage (TM 2360 3455) was a WWI radio telegraphy station.

Shotley was recorded in Domesday as "Scoteleia".

Shotley Gate lies at the bottom of the hill and to the right along the shoreline, leading to a modern marina.

HMS Ganges was a floating Royal Navy Training Establishment for cadets (established 1890) which became landbased after 1905, and included the 143 feet high mast which came in part from HMS Cordelia and in part from HMS Agincourt (C1900). HMS Ganges closed in 1976. The site is now used as a police training facility.

Since 2002 Wintegemot wines has been operating locally.


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estimated population (2007) of Shotley: 2430

Local licensing authority for Shotley is Babergh

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The addresses of old pubs (numbers and sometimes even street names) may not always coincide with the building's current address (if it's still standing), as street names sometimes change, as do numbering schemes

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