Theberton

Theberton is a village in Suffolk, England. It is located 4 miles northeast of Saxmundham, its post town. Located within the village is a National school for both sexes and Theberton Hall. The village primary school was closed around 1970 and is now used as the village hall.

It was here at 02:00 on the morning of June 17th, 1917 that the German Zeppelin airship L48 was shot down on a bombing run.redkitebooks.co.uk, [http://www.redkitebooks.co.uk/AA/ex06_L48_Theberton.html Aviation Archaeology] , Zeppelin L48 excavation carried out for BBC television] [redkitebooks.co.uk, [http://www.redkitebooks.co.uk/AA/ex06_L48_Post%20ExcavationReport.html The excavation of L48 the “Theberton Zeppelin”] , post-excavation report] 16 members of the crew died in the crash, three survived but one later died from his injuries. Their bodies have since been moved to a central burial ground in Staffordshire, although a memorial can still be seen in the cemetery across the road from the church. Part of the framework of the Zeppelin itself is mounted in the porch of the church. [www.theberton.info/timewatch.htm, [http://web.archive.org/web/20070704150613/www.theberton.info/timewatch.htm Zeppelin, German zeppelin pictures, L48, LZ95, zeppelin crash ...] ]

Twinning

Theberton is twinned with Thebarton, Australia.

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