Ringsfield is a village and civil parish

Civil parish

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 in the English county

County

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 of Suffolk

Suffolk

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 located approximately 2 miles (3 km) south-west of Beccles

Beccles

Beccles is a market town and civil parish in the Waveney District of the English county of Suffolk. The town is shown on the milestone as from London via the A145 Blythburgh and A12 road, northeast of London as the crow flies, southeast of Norwich, and north northeast of the county town of...

 in the District of Waveney

Waveney

Waveney is a local government district in Suffolk, England, named after the River Waveney that forms its north-west border. The district council is based in Lowestoft, the major settlement in Waveney, which is the only unparished area in the district...

. The mid-2005 population estimate for Ringsfield parish was 340. The modern village is concentrated around Ringsfield Corner crossroads, about 1 mile (1½km) south of the parish church. Weston

Weston, Suffolk

Weston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk located approximately south of Beccles in the District of Waveney. The parish lies either side of the A145 and is crossed by the Ipswich to Lowestoft railway line. Neighbouring villages include Ellough, Ringsfield, Willingham St...

 is 1⅓ miles (2 km) to the east, Redisham

Redisham

Redisham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is located 3½ miles south-west of Beccles and 4⅓ miles north-east of Halesworth in Waveney district. The mid-2005 population estimate for Redisham parish was 110...

 2 miles (3 km) to the south and Ilkesthall St Andrew 2 miles (3 km) to the west.

The parish church is dedicated to All Saints. The churchyard contains the grave and memorial of Princess Caroline Murat, great niece of Napoleon Bonaparte. The church is a Grade II* listed building. The village has a primary school, village hall and a public house

Public house

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 but few other services remain.

Redisham Hall is located in 400 acres (1.6 km²) of parkland in Ringsfield parish, to the south-west of the village. It is an 18th Century Grade II listed building. Parts of the hall are now used as holiday cottages.

A joint parish council covers Ringsfield and Weston.