Short answers, pulled from the story.
Anne Boleyn's heart is said to be buried in the churchyard of St. Mary's church in Erwarton. Tradition claims her uncle Sir Philip Parker interred the heart in this Suffolk village after her execution on the 19th of May 1536. A leaden casket discovered beneath the organ in 1837 is believed to contain the royal remains.
The final outbreak of plague in England occurred in Erwarton between 1906 and 1918. The tragedy concluded in June 1918 when Mrs. Annie Mary Bugg died on the 13th of June and Mrs. Gertrude Allice Garrod died on the 19th of June. This localized epidemic affected 22 people across the Shotley peninsula and nearby Trimley.
Sir Philip Parker rebuilt Erwarton Hall around 1575. The Grade II* listed building later passed to John Howe the 2nd Baron Chedworth through marriage in the 18th century and to Charles Berners who purchased it in 1775. The estate served as a training establishment for the Admiralty between 1905 and 1976.
The name Erwarton or Arwarton originates from the Early Saxon term Eoforweard tūn. This linguistic root connects the modern community to the ancient past of Suffolk and suggests a settlement existing since the early medieval period. The village is located on the Shotley peninsula approximately south of Ipswich.
The Queens Head is a Grade II listed public house in Erwarton that was formerly owned by Tolly Cobbold. This 17th-century or earlier establishment continues to serve as a community hub for residents of the Shotley peninsula. The pub stands alongside the church and the hall as one of the village's three historical landmarks.