Holton

Holton is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England, near the town of Halesworth, with a population of around 1,100, measured at 832 in the 2011 Census. Holton is split into two parts — Upper Holton and Holton.

Although it is often referred to as Holton St Peter, such as in the name of its primary school, the 'St Peter' suffix was adopted by some village institutions to prevent confusion with Holton St Mary, another village in Suffolk. However, a proposed name change was rejected at the time by the Parish Council and the village officially remains as 'Holton' to this day. Holton is an Anglo-Saxon place name meaning 'village in a hollow' and the site was likely inhabited from Neolithic times. A few Roman artefacts have been found locally and it is possible that the Blyth river was forded here as it lay on the ancient trackway from Dunwich to Beccles.

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