Pakefield, Suffolk

Description
Pakefield, a village and a parish in Suffolk. The village stands on the coast, 1 1/4 mile SSW of Lowestoft station on the G.E.R., and has a post, money order, and telegraph office (T.S.O.) under Lowestoft. The parish comprises 688 acres; population, 1010. There is a parish council consisting of thirteen members. The coast is very dangerous and has suffered considerable encroachment by the sea. There is a lifeboat establishment, with two lifeboats and a substantial lifeboat house, which was erected in 1892. There is also a lighthouse. The air is dry and bracing, and remarkably healthy. Bloodmere Hill is said to have been the scene of a battle with the Danes; is crowned with a barrow; and in 1780 yielded a number of pieces of ancient armour. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich; net value, £ 184 with residence. Patron, The Church Patronage Society. The church is an ancient building of flint; comprises two quondam churches forming a double aisle; has a thatched roof and an embattled tower; and contains an octagonal font, a silver chalice of 1337, and two brasses of 1417 and 1451. There are a Friends' meeting-house and some small charities.