The Sign
Shotley village sign, features the mast at Shotley’s HMS Ganges as its main component. A red tractor representing agriculture and leaves of the elm trees which were more abundant than they are now. The wavy lines could represent the rivers Stour and/or Orwell or even the fields. The sign is situated at the side of the B1456 on a small triangle of grass near to Gayford Terrace.

The Name and Population
The population was 2,342 at the 2011 census. It was called Scoteleia in 1086 and Schottele in 1242. The name probably means "The woodland clearing on the steep slope" from Old English.

Other Points of Interest
There are a few listed buildings located in Shotley, including Martello towers and the ceremonial mast from the former HMS Ganges. Shotley Cottage (half of 1 km southeast of the village of Shotley) was a World War I radio telegraphy station. The Suffolk Historic Environment Record lists more than 200 sites and monuments in Shotley.

Admiral Sir Charles Dare spent his last years in Shotley and died there in 1924.

The church is dedicated to St Mary.