Shotley is a village and civil parish 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Ipswich in the English county of Suffolk.

[2] The Stour immediately south of the village and opposite Bathside Bay, Harwich, is a possible location for the first Battle of the River Stour in 885 (also known as the Battle of Bloody Point, see Shotley Gate), when the Kentish ships of King Alfred's nascent Royal Navy defeated a force of between 13 and 16 Viking vessels, putting the Norsemen to death.

When they turned homeward with the booty, they met a large naval force of Vikings and fought against them on the same day, and the Danes had the victory."

In the summer months a foot and cycle ferry service licensed to carry up to 12 passengers operates between Shotley Marina, Harwich and Felixstowe.

[7] There are a few listed buildings located in Shotley, including Martello towers and the ceremonial mast from the former HMS Ganges.

[12] The area features in Arthur Ransome's children's novels of the late 1930s We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea and Secret Water.

Alan Peck's murder mystery of 2007 The Shotley Incident revolves around the former HMS Ganges site and the village and marina feature in the 2011–2012 Strong Winds trilogy of children's books by Julia Jones.